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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article R613-52

The supervisory board shall forward as soon as possible to the resolution college and the resolution authorities concerned the financial agreements that it has authorised pursuant to Articles L. 613-4…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Infringements of the rules on occupational medicine

Article R4745-5

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to medical surveillance of specific categories of workers set out in articles L. 4625-1 and L. 4625-2 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-58

The accommodation referred to in this section is not medicalised. No care may be provided in this accommodation, subject to articles L. 6316-1 to L. 6316-2 and emergency care provided in accordance wi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-58

The person being tested must be present during all testing operations. The person in charge of the test immediately draws up a report of the conditions under which he/she carried out the sampling and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-51

Judicial authorities, as well as authorised judicial police officers, seized in the context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-5

The quality limits and references defined in articles R. 1321-2 and R. 1321-3 must be respected or met at the following points of compliance: 1° For water supplied by a distribution network, at the po…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information about accidents at work

Article R4121-5

When a worker is the victim of an accident at work which results in his death, the employer shall inform the Labour Inspectorate official responsible for the place where the accident occurred immediat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-51

A joint order of the ministers responsible for labour and agriculture shall specify: 1° The work equipment or categories of work equipment and the type of sealed radioactive sources for which the empl…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director or deputy director of a national reference centre for communicable diseases

Article R6213-5

The Minister for Health may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in article R. 6213-19, individually authorise the persons ref…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 sexies

In accordance with articles L. 114-16-1 to L. 114-16-3 of the Social Security Code, customs officers are authorised to communicate and receive any documents or information useful in combating social s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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