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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Lending of labour on the basis of Article L. 8241-3

Article R8241-2

…cifies the duration and purpose of the loan operation with regard to the first paragraph of article L. 8241-3 of this code and the tasks entrusted to the employee concerned. The employer shall make av…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-20

A.-The report provided for in Article L. 4425-5, presented by the President of the Executive Council of Corsica to the Assembly of Corsica, includes the following information on budgetary matters: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R490-2

…y before the civil and criminal courts of first instance and appeal, for the application of article L. 490-8 of the French Commercial Code :1° The Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Operating conditions.

Article A362-2

I. - The information required under article L. 362-2 must be written in French and include the following information: a) The name and address of the company's registered office ; b) A list of the line…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Special allocation relating to the conditions of exercise of local mandates.

Article R2335-2

I.-Overseas communes benefit from the two parts of the special allocation mentioned in article L. 2335-1 under the following conditions: 1° Pour les communes de Guadeloupe, de Guyane, de Martinique, d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation.

Article R2324-29

…vice plan that implements the national charter for the care of young children referred to inarticle L. 214-1-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. The establishment or service project inc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-29

…ss-border merger shall provide the registrar responsible for the supervision referred to in Article L. 236-42 with a file containing the following documents and information: 1° The draft terms of cros…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-28

…e competent council is notified by any means that provides a date certain for receipt of the referral. If the national order of pharmacists has not given its opinion within three months of the date of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Emergency department structure

Article D6124-23

…hapter II of title I of book I of this part.3° In the white plan drawn up in application of article L. 3110-7, makes provision for a place to receive patients or victims presenting en masse to the eme…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

…he application of Article R. 771-1: 1° In Article R. 712-5, references to the provisions of Article L. 811-1 are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2° In…

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