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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R613-42

…Where they are required to keep detailed records of financial contracts defined in 12° of Article L. 613-34-1 to which they are a party pursuant to Article L. 613-34-5, the persons mentioned in I or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to certain establishments with an in-house pharmacy.

Article R5132-42

…procedures for applying sections 1 to 3 of this chapter to the establishments mentioned in articles L. 5126-1 and L. 5126-11 shall be laid down, where appropriate, after obtaining the opinion of the D…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 9: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis.

Article R211-42

When the travel operator intends to directly conclude a timeshare contract governed by articles L. 121-60 to L. 121-76 of the Consumer Code, or to assist in the conclusion of such a contract, he must…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Aid to cinematographic companies

Article R1511-42

The agreement concluded pursuant to the third paragraph of articles L. 2251-4, L. 3232-4 and in 6° of article L. 4211-1 between the operator or future operator and the local authority concerned sets o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Information provided by the Banque de France to bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article R131-42

…l inform any banker concerned of any cheque-writing bans resulting from the application of Articles L. 131-73 or L. 163-6, no later than the second working day following receipt of the notice sent by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval, implementation and control of the statement of estimated revenue and expenditure.

Article R6145-42

For the application of Article L. 6145-3 and the second paragraph of Article L. 6145-5, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall give formal notice to the authorising officer to fulfil…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedure applicable to referrals for opinions on interoperability and exceptions to copyright and related rights

Article R331-42

The opinions issued pursuant to Article L. 331-33 may be published by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique.

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

Article R3142-42

…nt of a dispute, the Industrial Tribunal, to which the matter has been referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-57, shall have final jurisdiction.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation

Article R321-42

…Justice the rate of the annual contribution of voluntary sales operators in accordance with Article L. 321-19.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approvals

Article R1222-42

…ting applications for approval and for amending the approvals provided for in III and VI of article L. 1222-11, as well as the content of the file accompanying each application. II. - The decision of…

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