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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-10

The rights and assets acquired by the security agent in the exercise of his mission may only be seized by the holders of claims arising from their safekeeping or management, subject to the exercise of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis L

Salaries paid by the organisations and works mentioned in a and b of 1° of 7 of Article 261 as well as by permanent social bodies of local authorities and companies, to persons recruited on the occasi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6a : Inventory of fixtures, rental charges and taxes

Article L145-40-2

Every rental contract includes a precise and restrictive inventory of the categories of charges, taxes and fees relating to this lease, including an indication of how they are divided between the less…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-4

A panel of experts attached to the Office will carry out any investigations required to examine the claim, in accordance with the adversarial principle, and will, if necessary, arrange for an expert o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-8-2

I. - For the application of III of Article L. 312-4, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund may be responsible for informing depositors of the branches mentioned in this III on behalf of the author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Drawing up and updating the national list of medical accident experts.

Article R1142-29-1

Experts are entered on the list provided for in Article L. 1142-10 for one or more areas of expertise.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-23-1

In accordance with the decree provided for in article R. 6312-21, an agreement is concluded between the health establishment where the emergency medical aid service is based, the most representative d…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-2-3

I.-The regional hospital grouping may be authorised by the director general of the regional health agency to set up a unified grouping medical commission in place of the grouping medical commission an…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

The following documents are appended to the delegation contract: 1° The contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8 ; 2° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the prin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-2

The ministries and certifying bodies mentioned in article L. 6113-2 transmit the data mentioned in article R. 6113-17-1 to the personal training account information system within three months of the d…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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