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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article R314-4

Included in the annual percentage rate of charge for the loan, where they are necessary to obtain the credit or to obtain it on the terms advertised, are in particular:1° Application fees;2° Fees paid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4-1

The amount of the remuneration provided for in Article L. 311-3 specific to each medium is brought to the attention of the purchaser when the recording media mentioned in Article L. 311-4 are put up f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-10

…o the organisation do not have free access and are stored under the conditions laid down in the marketing authorisation, under the responsibility of the pharmacist or doctor authorised by the general…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2391-4

…term of the contract is less than or equal to twelve months, the amount of the advance payment is set at between 5% and 30% of the initial amount of the contract inclusive of all taxes. Where the ter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Actions in the workplace.

Article R4624-4

…rking time to his duties in the workplace, within the framework of the actions mentioned in article R. 4624-1.This time includes at least one hundred and fifty half-days of actual work each year, for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Medical sub-committee.

Article R6313-4

The medical sub-committee, made up of all the doctors mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 6313-1-1, co-chaired by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency or his representative and the Pref…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1018 A

…e accused person was aware of the summons, unless he is judged in his absence under the conditions set out in the first and second paragraphs of article 411 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. This inc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-4

For the application to Wallis and Futuna of the provisions of the articles mentioned in article R. 3821-3: 1° The powers entrusted to the Prefect are exercised by the Representative of the State in Wa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-23

The National Council shall set the time limits for receipt of tenders, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time needed by economic operators to prepare their tenders. The minimu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-7

The nature and extent of the needs to be met shall be determined before the consultation is launched, taking into account sustainable development objectives in their economic, social and environmental…

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