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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-12

The Board is assisted by a permanent General Secretariat.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-12

Acknowledgement of the completeness of the application and a waiver granted on the basis of II of article D. 2564-11 do not constitute a decision to award the grant. An application for a grant is deem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-12

…per may not contain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats and, where applicable, substitutes, pairs of candidates or candidates to be filled, nor any sign of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-120

…s to the capital is likely to result in a capital increase, shareholders are informed of this issue and its terms and conditions by a notice containing, in particular, the following information:1° The…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring, in the territory of other Member States of the European Union, of convictions and probation decisions handed down by French courts

Article 764-12

…public prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the executing State as soon as possible, and at the latest within ten days of receiving the information justifying its decision. In this case…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Levy on fixed-income investment income and income from European capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125 D

…1417, is equal to or greater than the amounts mentioned in the last paragraph of I of article 125 A and who benefit from income or products listed in the same I or from products and gains mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-12

…o satisfy the needs of the population on a daily basis or which are particularly evident on Sundays and public holidays, the administrative authority may, for one or more municipalities with territori…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article R2196-12

…rmation gathered about undertakings pursuant to this section shall be bound by professional secrecy and, where applicable, by the rules relating to the protection of defence secrecy.The information ga…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-12

…the conditions for the application of this chapter, in particular the rules for the administrative and financial operation of the network's establishments and the terms and conditions of the supervis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-12

The daily bad weather allowance is payable for each hour lost after expiry of a waiting period set by decree. This decree also determines : 1° The limit of compensation for hours lost based on the wag…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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