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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-39

Refusal of acceptance or payment must be recorded in a notarised deed known as a protest faute d'acceptation or faute de paiement. The protest in default of acceptance must be made within the time lim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-3

The president of the court may, at the request of a debtor, appoint a mandataire ad hoc whose mission he determines. The debtor may propose the name of a mandataire ad hoc. The decision appointing the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-3

Territorial coherence schemes and, failing this, local town planning schemes, communal maps or documents in lieu thereof, as well as mobility plans, territorial climate-air-energy plans and the charte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Actions and resources of members of multidisciplinary occupational health teams.

Article L4624-3

The occupational physician may propose, in writing and after discussion with the employee and the employer, individual measures for the adaptation or transformation of the workstation or measures for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Relations between the Assembly and the Executive Council of Martinique

Article L7225-3

At least fifteen days before the meeting of the Assembly of Martinique, the President of the Executive Council of Martinique transmits to the President of the Assembly of Martinique a report on each o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of actions

Article R5132-35

The Prefect supervises the implementation of the agreement signed to set up one or more integration workshops and work sites. At the employer's request, the Prefect will provide any information needed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-38

For each establishment dependent on companies or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 5124-2, the number of assistant pharmacists who assist and replace the pharmacist in charge or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assistant pharmacists in pharmaceutical establishments.

Article R5124-39

For each establishment dependent on companies or organisations mentioned in 4° to 15° of article R. 5124-2, the number of assistant pharmacists who assist and replace the pharmacist in charge or the d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Guarantee marks

Article L715-3

A guarantee mark may only be assigned or transferred to a person meeting the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 715-2.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-3

Public health institutions may manage facilities for drug addicts, financed under the conditions set out in Article L. 3411-2.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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