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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification to the Banque de France of closed accounts and theft or loss of cheque forms.

Article R131-32

The banker shall notify the Banque de France of account closures other than those resulting from a transfer to its establishment and of stop payments as referred to in article L. 131-84 as soon as pos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-3

For the application of the provisions of article L. 2123-2 relating to credit for hours: 1° The president, vice-presidents and members of the deliberative body of one of the public establishments for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R4511-3

The provisions of this Title do not apply to building or civil engineering sites subject to the coordination obligation laid down in Article L. 4532-2, or to other enclosed and independent sites. Howe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Multi-annual local plan for integration and employment

Article R5131-3

The State provides assistance, for a maximum period of five years, for the implementation of local multiannual plans for integration and employment, within the framework of agreements concluded with t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the missions and care activities of certain private healthcare establishments

Article R6161-39

By means of the contract referred to in article R. 6161-38, the healthcare professional undertakes to comply in particular with: 1° The recommendations for good professional practice drawn up by the H…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the missions and care activities of certain private healthcare establishments

Article R6161-38

The contract provided for in article L. 6161-9, concluded between private healthcare professionals and the private healthcare establishments mentioned in b and c of article L. 162-22-6 of the Social S…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 2: The department.

Article L132-3

The departmental council determines the status, organisational principles and composition of the departmental tourism committee. In particular, it includes delegates from the Departmental Council as w…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Referral procedure of the labour inspector.

Article L3132-31

The Labour Inspector may, notwithstanding any criminal proceedings, refer the matter to the court in summary proceedings in order to order all appropriate measures to put an end to the unlawful employ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and 30,000 euros:1° Soliciting orders for veterinary medicinal products from the public or fulfilling orders for veterinary medicinal products fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article D4163-31

Each year, the managing body at national level records on the employee's professional prevention account the points corresponding to the data declared by the employer for the previous year on the decl…

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