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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-46

At the end of the three-year period provided for in article L. 752-1, the owner or owners of the buildings shall notify the prefect of the département in which the site is located of the measures plan…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-40

…modification to an approval, under the conditions laid down in the penultimate paragraph of article R. 331-37, this visit is equivalent to an on-site visit by the Commission.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Response team

Article R4461-40

Teams carrying out work in a hyperbaric environment, as referred to in 2° of Article R. 4461-1, are made up of at least two people: 1° An operator working in a hyperbaric environment who holds a hyper…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-47

A manufacturer and importer of veterinary medicinal products mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5142-1 has one or more quality control departments. This department or these departments are placed un…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: The obligation to insure - The Central Tariff Office.

Article L212-3

…of land motor vehicles which continues to refuse to cover the risk for which the premium has been set by the Central Rates Office shall be deemed no longer to be operating in accordance with the regu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to local authorities and local public bodies

Article R2223-4

…ty or local public body concerned may request the opinion of the expert body referred to in article R. 2212-7 on the draft partnership contract. When the matter is referred to it, the expert body issu…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4-2

…opodist is practised illegally:1° Any person who practises chiropody, within the meaning of Article L. 4322-1, without holding a State diploma in chiropody or any other qualification referred to in Ar…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-44

…the transferee by the partners, and, if applicable, the approval of the withdrawal of the transferor.When selecting a winner of the competition provided for in Article R. 742-6-1, the transferor appo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

Article R5211-46

…the authorised body for assessment of this quality system, which includes technical documentation setting out all the requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer for his quality system, p…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Implementation of placement under mobile electronic surveillance

Article R61-35

…d as part of judicial supervision, the dangerousness assessment provided for by articles 763-10 and R. 61-11 may replace the expert appraisal provided for by l'article 723-31. The one-year time limit…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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