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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Holding of the appeal hearing

Article R342-17

…rst president of the court of appeal or his delegate does not intend to reject, pursuant to article L. 342-14, the declaration of appeal without a hearing, the clerk of the court of appeal informs the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-17

…ciency in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon includes specific territorial actions as provided for in article L. 1441-6. Where appropriate, it may incorporate national risk management programmes.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation of derogations

Article R1453-17

The granting of benefits exceeding the thresholds set in application of article L. 1453-11 is subject to authorisation. The authorisation application file includes the draft agreement provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12: Uncooperative platform operators

Article 1740 D

…for failure to respond to a request to provide information based on the second paragraph of Article L. 81 or Article L. 82 AA of the Book of Tax Procedures. The request for information mentions the pu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-17

…Directors are taken by an absolute majority of the votes cast, subject to the provisions of article L. 1424-29. The chairman has the casting vote in the event of a tie.The enactment of these deliberat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

…references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory books, documents and accounting vouchers.

Article R123-177

…ties at the balance sheet date. Inventory data is kept under the conditions provided for in article L. 123-22 and organised in such a way as to justify the content and valuation method of each balance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of engagement.

Article R4532-17

…ions undertaken by a private individual for his or her own personal use, as provided for in Article L. 4532-7, no person may act as coordinator unless he or she possesses the required competence in ac…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-17

The order provided for in Article L. 613-16 shall be adopted immediately after the opinion of the Committee. The patent owner, licensees and the Director General of the Institut National de la Proprié…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Medical file

Article R4625-17

…undertaking shall set up and complete the occupational health medical file provided for in article L. 4624-8. The occupational physician keeps this medical file.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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