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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-17

The centre's draft budget is prepared by the director, who sends it simultaneously to the region and to the rector of the academic region. It must be put to the vote of the Board of Directors and adop…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-18

Validation of federal performance projects is subject to the presentation, by the relevant delegating federation, of an application setting out the two programmes mentioned in 3° of article L. 131-15:…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Record of enforcement of the decision requiring the foreign national to leave French territory

Article R711-1

The decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is deemed to have been executed on the date on which one of the following stamps has been affixed to the travel documents of the foreign n…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-251

The following must be filed by the natural person in the appendix to the National Register of Companies: 1° A copy of the business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article R1262-8

Allowances specific to the secondment are considered as part of the remuneration. However, the sums paid by way of reimbursement of expenses actually incurred as a result of the secondment mentioned i…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article R2224-24

I. - In built-up areas with more than 2,000 permanent inhabitants, whether they are included in one or more communes, residual household waste is collected at least once a week door-to-door.II. - In o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Coordinating doctors

Article R3711-3

Psychiatrists may be included on the list of coordinating doctors, at their request: 1° Registered with the Order of Physicians ; 2° Have been practising as a specialist for at least three years or ha…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Actions in the workplace.

Article R4624-1

Actions in the workplace are part of the mission of the occupational health and prevention services defined in article L. 4622-2. They include in particular 1° Visiting workplaces ; 2° Studying workst…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-97

The Registrar shall proceed with the registration within one clear working day of receipt of the application. He informs the applicant of this through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-95

I.-Any pollution of a site by radioactive substances resulting from the exercise of a nuclear activity subject to a regime mentioned in article L. 1333-8 or L. 1333-9 is managed according to the speci…

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