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Showing 64516460 of 45704 articles for Art. L. 125-9 + C. com. Art. D. 145-34

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-3

The reporting of risk events provided for in Article L. 1414-3-3 is intended to : 1° Enable healthcare institutions, doctors and medical teams to take any useful measure to prevent the occurrence of a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article D229-13-2

The legality review referred to in article L. 229-3 is completed within fifteen days of receipt of all the documents referred to in Article D. 229-13-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-13

Pursuant to II of article L. 341-4, the renewal of a direct seller's contract must be declared no later than five days before its expiry date. Failure by the persons referred to in 1° and 3° of articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article D3311-7

…most detailed subdivision of the functional nomenclature set by the decree provided for in article L. 3312-2, as well as the programme number in the case of a vote by programme. The programme corresp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-31

The crimes and offences for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred and which are liable, in accordance with the provisions of articles 723-29 to 723-37, to give rise to judicial supervision of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article D821-77

The period defined in the second paragraph of article L. 821-14 is set at four months from the request or initiative mentioned in the first paragraph of the same article. The period referred to in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration of members of the professions of medical electroradiology manipulator and medical laboratory technician and of graduates not in practice

Article D4354-2

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 4351-11 and L. 4352-5, the regional health agency and the armed forces health service shall implement the appropriate procedures in order to ensure the authent…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-31

…ries of this section are entitled to leave determined in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 3141-3 to L. 3141-31 if they can prove that they have worked for one or more of the subject emplo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-25

The threshold mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 312-62 is set at €1,000.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Prevention of business difficulties.

Article D612-5

The amount referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 612-4 is set at €153,000.

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