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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-149

An inter-institutional cluster, as provided for in 3° of II of article L. 6147-16, is set up under the conditions specified by the agreement provided for in this article in order to implement the part…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R927-1-6

In article R. 712-4-1, the words: "the president of the regional chamber, on a proposal from the president of the territorial chamber where applicable," are replaced by the words: "the president of th…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Procedure

Article R618-1

Any notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made: - either to the last owner of the patent application declared to the National Institute of Industrial Property or, after the publication…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-10

The election of the representatives of the public establishments of intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status and of the communes takes place by ballot papers sent by registered letter or de…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-134

Any partner practising within the company who has been convicted of a disciplinary offence having the force of res judicata resulting in a disqualification from practising his profession of at least t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-15

Company shares are freely transferable between members. They may only be transferred to third parties with the consent of all the shareholders. If the transferee's consent is refused, the shareholders…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-141

Employers shall provide workers with a sufficient quantity of drinking water to ensure their personal cleanliness. Where it is impossible to install running water, a drinking water tank of sufficient…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-18

I. - The subscriber file mentioned in Article L. 2224-11-4 implemented for the invoicing of water and sanitation by the delegatee of a public water or sanitation service includes the elements necessar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting system

Article R7345-18

The institution's expenditure includes: 1° Staff costs not covered by the State; 2° Operating costs; 3° Expenditure on the acquisition of movable and immovable property; 4° In general, all expenditure…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-19

The "Plateforme de l'Inclusion" public interest grouping provides a teleservice for completing procedures relating to integration through economic activity.The purpose of the processing of personal da…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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