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Showing 16211630 of 51907 articles for Art. R. 521-5 to R. 521-11

French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R6414-5

In articles R. 6152-64 and R. 6152-245, the references to articles L. 225-2 and L. 225-17 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles are replaced by the reference to article L. 225-2 of the Code…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article R1423-55

The employment tribunal activities referred to in Article L. 1442-5 are : 1° The following activities relating to the role of employee representative: a) Taking the oath ; b) Setting up the industrial…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Delivery of the summons to pay in the event of seizure to the third party purchaser

Article R321-5

The pursuing creditor shall serve a summons to pay on the principal debtor. The document shall state that the summons to pay valid as a seizure provided for in the following paragraph shall be issued…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article R562-5

The Minister for the Economy, in conjunction with the Minister for the Interior where applicable, may authorise the sale or transfer of assets held by a natural or legal person who is the subject of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Surveillance conditions

Article R3214-5

Articles R. 322-15 to R. 322-25 of the Penitentiary Code set out the provisions relating to the supervision and protection of detainees hospitalised in the specially adapted unit, compliance with cour…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employee declaration and card payment procedures

Article R8293-5

The union des caisses mentioned in article R. 8291-2 checks that the employer or user company making the declaration falls within the scope of article R. 8291-1 and that the employee does not hold any…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article R422-5

…the wording "student-mobility programme" provided for in articles L. 422-5 or L. 422-6 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and at the latest within ninety days of the d…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the private project manager

Article R2432-5

The public works contract may not provide for the undertakings mentioned in articles R. 2432-3 and R. 2432-4, if it is established that some of the technical data required to give such undertakings ca…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 4: Declaration for the purpose of cancellation.

Article R123-52

In the event of the death of the trader, the application for deregistration is submitted to the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 by the merchant's heirs or universal successors, except where…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Limit values

Article R4453-5

…ure specifies the physical quantities represented by the exposure limit values mentioned in article R. 4453-3 and the values triggering action mentioned in article R. 4453-4 , as well as the associate…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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