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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Individual health monitoring

Article R4513-12

By agreement between the heads of the user undertaking and the external undertaking and the occupational health doctors concerned, individual monitoring of the state of health and, for agricultural em…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Control of the legality of the transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

For the purposes of issuing the certificate referred to in the seventh paragraph of Article L. 229-2, the European Company shall produce to the notary responsible for carrying out the legality control…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-12

When, following the withdrawal of authorisation from an insurance company, the fund assumes responsibility, under II of article L. 426-1 of this code, for compensation for the damage referred to inart…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inclusion on the lists of espoir athletes and national teams

Article R221-12

A list of national team athletes includes athletes who contribute to the performance of the French national teams in a recognised elite sport discipline without demonstrating a sufficient level of spo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-12

The purchaser may require tenderers to attach a French translation to the documents drawn up in another language that they submit pursuant to article R. 2151-6. It does not require a certified transla…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the national plant variety authority

Article D412-12

Revenue and expenditure relating to the performance of tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority are identifiable within the budget and accounts of the public interest gro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-12

The project owner or client who has a contract with an employer established outside France shall request the following documents from his co-contractor before the start of each posting of one or more…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences

Article R1412-12

The Chairman of the National Consultative Ethics Committee for Health and Life Sciences is the chief authorising officer for credits entered in the Prime Minister's budget for the Committee. He may de…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-12

The estimated diligence required to carry out the programme of work must involve for a financial year, depending on the amount of the balance sheet of the person or entity, plus the amount of operatin…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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