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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-15

…es substantial changes as a result of the petitioner with regard to the criteria set out in article L. 752-6. When it becomes final, the authorisation to substantially modify the project replaces the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Charges for the transport and distribution of electricity and gas and the transport of hydrocarbons and chemicals by pipeline

Article L3333-10

The fees referred to in article L. 3333-8 are subject to the five-year statute of limitations which begins to run from the date on which they became due. The four-year statute of limitations institute…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract

Article L5134-126

…act specifies the average weekly working time, which may not exceed half of that set out in article L. 3121-27. The employment contract may stipulate that the weekly working hours may vary over all or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Justification for the acquisition and transfer.

Article R5132-19

The managers of the establishments referred to in articles L. 5124-2 and L. 5142-1 and the natural or legal persons authorised to place orders with them must, at all times, provide proof of the acquis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Updates

Article L217-19

…r of the updates is not due to shortcomings in the installation instructions provided to the consumer.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L3711-1

For the implementation of the treatment injunction provided for by article 131-36-4 of the French Penal Code and articles 723-30 and 731-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure, the sentence enforc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R385-17

I. - Articles R. 355-1, R. 355-1-1 and R. 355-6 are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds.For the application of the previous paragraph, the reference to article L. 355-1 is replaced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-168

…Authority appoints the radiation protection inspectors mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 from among its staff, as defined inArticle 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R3313-1

…ata on the financial situation of the départements, provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 3313-1, include the following ratios: 1° Actual operating expenditure/population; 2° Direct tax r…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Unavailability of the seized property

Article R321-14

…L. 321-5 shall be served on the pursuing creditor as well as on the re…

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