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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-59

The renewal of the declaration provided for in Article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the documents mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article R. 321-58 and, in the event of a material change relating to the situ…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to support

Article R5131-5

…to support, in conjunction with all the bodies likely to contribute to it, as part of the career development advice mentioned in article L. 6111-6.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of local authorities

Article R5322-5

Information received by the mayor pursuant to article L. 5322-3 may only be shared by the mayor with his deputies who have been delegated to deal with placement or the allocation of social benefits, a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article R6316-5

The organisations and bodies referred to in Article L. 6316-2 shall send the Minister responsible for vocational training the lists of service providers that they have certified. The procedures for fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Poison control centres.

Article R6141-50

Entry on the list referred to in article L. 6141-4 is made at the request of the regional hospital centre, after deliberation by its supervisory board. It is subject to compliance with the provisions…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article R733-5

The administrative authority competent to refer the matter to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the purpose of requesting police services or gendarmerie units pursuant to article L. 733-8 i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for house arrest to enforce a removal order

Article R732-5

Foreign nationals who are notified of house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 are informed of their rights and obligations by means of a form handed to them when they are notified of the decision by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Risks covered.

Article A432-5

The amount of any recovery made after an indemnity has been paid shall, unless a special dispensation is provided for in the policy, be shared between the organisation mentioned in article L. 432-2 an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-51

When the drawee receives a stop payment that is not based on one of the grounds provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 131-35 or written confirmation of such a stop payment, it sends the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-52

…t with families and without participating in the conclusion or performance of any of the funeral services listed in Article L. 2223-19 do not have to provide proof of the professional training provide…

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