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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-18

Establishments may have either a single hospitalisation regime, which constitutes the common regime, or two hospitalisation regimes, the common regime and the special regime which includes single room…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

The financial guarantee ceases if the guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3121-18

The right to compulsory time off in lieu is deemed to have arisen as soon as the duration of this time off, calculated in accordance with article L. 3121-38, reaches seven hours. The day or half-day d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to elected employees

Article R7227-18

An assembly councillor or executive councillor who is an employee must, when he wishes to benefit from the training leave referred to in article L. 7227-13, submit his request in writing to his employ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-18

…r veterinary surgeon in charge of the companies mentioned in 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 and the pharmacist(s) or veterinary surgeon(s) in charge of their establishments must p…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

I. - The subscriber file mentioned in Article L. 2224-11-4 implemented for the invoicing of water and sanitation by the delegatee of a public water or sanitation service includes the elements necessar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article R531-18

Notification of the decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall mention:1° The arrangements for accessing the sound recording of the personal interview pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-18

On the date set in 2° of Article R. 713-14, the election organisation committee, composed of sections where applicable, shall proceed with the counting of postal votes in open session and in the prese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

I - When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency grants a healthcare activity authorisation to a private health cooperation grouping, the private health establishment resulting from the gro…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Refusal and termination

Article D551-18

The decision to end material reception conditions taken pursuant to article L. 551-16 shall be in writing, give reasons and be taken after the applicant has been given the opportunity to submit writte…

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