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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee undertaking

Article R7123-27

The guarantee provided for in article L. 7123-20 may only be given by a collective guarantee body, an insurance company, a bank or a financial institution authorised to give guarantees where this body…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-24

…ppointed under the legal aid scheme or appointed by the court. They may be assisted by an interpreter. The liberty and custody judge shall rule before the expiry of the fourteen-day period from the da…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-15

The Board of Directors may delegate certain of its powers to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 10°, 18° and 20°, with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-18

Pôle emploi may, if the debtor does not dispute the undue nature of the payment, recover the undue payments referred to in Article L. 5426-8-1 by deduction from future benefits, up to a limit of 20% o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Conformity and safety of products and services

Article R521-3

The administrative authority mentioned in articles L. 521-4, L. 521-5, L. 521-7, L. 521-10, L. 521-12, L. 521-13, L. 521-14, L. 521-16, L. 521-20 and L. 521-23 is the Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R309

The second paragraph of Article R. 90 is deleted.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R401

A article R. 101, the words: "or by rail" are deleted.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R774-4

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 Nove…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R773-4

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 Nove…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-71

…ng the human person :1° The protocol for research involving the human person referred to in Article R. 1123-20 ; 2° Where applicable, the pharmaceutical form, batch number(s) and expiry date of the me…

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