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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1

In the overseas departments and regions, the representative of the State in the region organises a consultation with the department and the region with a view to determining the local authority benefi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-2

In order for the association to obtain approval, its managing members, within the meaning of article 5 of the aforementioned law of 1st July 1901, must meet the following conditions: 1° Be of legal ag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Amendment procedure

Article R1333-138

The person responsible for the nuclear activity must inform the Nuclear Safety Authority of the following prior to their implementation:1° Any change in the radiation protection advisor referred to in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan

Article R3333-1

The provisions relating to payments, the composition and management of the company savings plan set out in articles R. 3332-8 to R. 3332-14, then articles R. 3332-16 to R. 3332-18 as well as those rel…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-40

By way of derogation from 1° of article 223-4, for the selective aid for the distribution of unreleased works provided for in article 221-24 allocated for a given work from the entry into force of del…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21-1

Judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers have jurisdiction within the territorial limits where they carry out their usual duties as well as within those where the judicial police o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-22

The qualifying examination is organised by the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires. Only persons holding a certificate of completion of training issued unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-7

If they meet the qualification and competence criteria defined by articles R. 4323-24 and R. 4323-100, self-employed workers may carry out periodic inspections of work equipment and personal protectiv…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-6

The share capital of hospital cooperative societies with non-cooperating members is divided into two fractions distinguishing between the shares of cooperating members and those of non-cooperating mem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-19

When the withdrawal of approval is pronounced after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in article L. 324-8-1, the stipulations of this contract immediately cease to have ef…

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