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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Doctors and pharmacists practising in university hospital centres

Article R6213-8

The Minister for Health and the Minister for Higher Education and Research may, after obtaining the opinion of the committee referred to in Article L. 6213-12, in its formation provided for in Article…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Title II: Rules relating to non-marine damage insurance

Article A125-2

The annual rate of the premium or contribution for cover against the effects of natural disasters is set as follows:-contracts covering risks in category 23 of article A. 344-2 : 6% of premiums or con…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

I.-For the contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2, the insurer must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the s…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-8

The communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status and the Lyon metropolitan area may, by deliberation taken before 1 July of the year preceding that of taxat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-8

The regional development plan respects: 1° The general compulsory town planning and development rules set out in Title I of Book I of the Town Planning Code, the provisions specific to the coastline s…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 837

For the application of Article 398-1 in French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The 2° is worded as follows: "2° The offences provided for by the locally applicable provi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pharmacovigilance notification and reporting

Article R5141-105-1

The holder of an authorisation referred to in Article L. 5141-12 must report to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail,…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Brokers in general

Article L131-11

The fact that a broker is entrusted with a brokerage transaction for a matter in which he had a personal interest, without informing the parties to whom he will have acted as intermediary, is punishab…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19

The deliberative assemblies are kept informed as soon as they meet of the opinions formulated by the regional audit chamber and of the orders issued by the representative of the State in application o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2162-2

Where the framework agreement does not set out all the contractual stipulations, it gives rise to the conclusion of subsequent contracts under the conditions set out in articles R. 2162-7 to R. 2162-1…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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