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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-11

The budget meets the following conditions: 1° Each of the projected profit and loss accounts is presented in balance; however, the main projected profit and loss account and the projected profit and l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-59

On expiry of his secondment, the practitioner is reinstated :1° Either, by right, to his post if the period of secondment has not exceeded six months or one year if the practitioner was seconded pursu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-32

I.-In the case of a multi-employer pyrotechnic site as defined in Article R. 4462-2, the site's pyrotechnic activities may only be carried out on the basis of an agreement drawn up and concluded by th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

I.-Any economic operator within the meaning of Article 3(13) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 who fails to provide the agents referred to in Article L. 4311-6 , other than those authorised under Article L…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions

Article R112-50

The provisions of articles R. 112-40 and R. 112-45 do not apply in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, Wallis and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-32

Communes may be designated as tourist communes if they : a) Have a listed tourist office responsible for the area for which the application for designation is made; b) Organise events during tourist p…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-11

Unless otherwise provided, the application shall be made by summons at the first useful hearing of the enforcement judge. The summons shall contain, on pain of nullity, a reproduction of the provision…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Amicable sale

Article R221-32

The price of the sale is paid into the hands of the distraining creditor's bailiff, who issues a receipt to which is attached an extract of the entries in the register referred to in article R. 521-1…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R621-3

For the application of articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-9

The preliminary design studies include the summary preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-10 and the final preliminary design studies defined in article R. 2431-11.The preliminary desig…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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