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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-29

The president of the departmental council shall forward to the prefect within two months a copy of each decision to authorise the creation, transformation or extension of a social establishment or ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33-2

I. - When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pronounces the automatic transfer provided for in 14° of I of Article L. 612-33, it has recourse to the Fonds de garantie des assurances…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-2

The ministries and certifying bodies mentioned in article L. 6113-2 transmit the data mentioned in article R. 6113-17-1 to the personal training account information system within three months of the d…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2-1

When an undertaking invests, directly or indirectly, in negotiable debt securities, bonds, units or shares mentioned in 2°, 2°c or 6° of A of article R. 332-2 as well as in negotiable debt securities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-10

Non-compliance with the provisions governing the formation and operation of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine by pharmacists who are members of su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-2

I.-If the employee wishes to carry out a skills assessment mentioned in 2° of article L. 6313-1 as part of his project, he must submit a specific request for funding to the regional inter-professional…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-310-3

Practitioners from other Member States of the European Union or the European Economic Area who have been granted partial access to the profession of midwife underarticle L. 4002-5 of the Public Health…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-22-3

Any person governed by public or private law may obtain a compulsory licence under the conditions set out in this article and in Article L. 623-22-4. The application for a compulsory licence is made t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determining the topics, timetable and method of negotiation

Article L2222-3-2

An agreement concluded at branch level defines the method applicable to negotiation at company level. This agreement is binding on companies which have not concluded an agreement or convention in appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

A public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishmen…

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