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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-19

The various standardised forms used for the requests mentioned in article R. 1614-17 or for the declarations mentioned in article R. 1614-18 are provided free of charge by the State.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L611-14

…if, for a person skilled in the art, it does not follow in an obvious manner from the state of the art. If the state of the art includes documents mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 611-1…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY (R)

Article R2151-1

I. - The persons taken into account in the population categories defined below are persons residing in the dwellings of a municipality, those residing in communities as defined in V and VI of this art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multi-annual protocol referred to in I of Article L. 6147-11

Article R6147-141

I.-The protocol is drawn up, monitored and developed by a steering committee, co-chaired by a representative of the Minister for Defence and a representative of the Minister for Health. The committee…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multi-annual protocol referred to in I of Article L. 6147-11

Article R6147-140

I.-The protocol referred to in I of article L. 6147-11 is implemented for a period of five years and tacitly renewed for the same period, unless an amendment is concluded no later than six months befo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L341-1

…le II of Book I of this Code, or providing the services mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 330-3 and, on the other hand, any person operating a retail shop on his own behalf or on behalf o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Medicinal products subject to registration.

Article R5121-146-1

In addition to the information provided for in articles R. 5121-138 and R. 5121-149, the labelling and package leaflet of traditional herbal medicinal products indicate that: 1° The product is a tradi…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Revenue, imprest and imprest accounts of local authorities and their public establishments (R)

Article R1617-17

The administrators of revenue, imprest accounts and revenue and imprest accounts as well as the interim administrators and agents are subject to the controls of the assigning public accountant and the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5711-1-1

The provisions of Book III of Part Two are applicable to mixed syndicates exclusively associating municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, subject to the provisions sp…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-14

The second paragraph of Article L. 145-18 reads as follows: "The same applies to property restoration operations involving restoration, conservation, modernisation or demolition work resulting in the…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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