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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Due diligence on the part of project owners and principals

Article R1263-14

…ration by the project owner or principal referred to in article R. 1263-13, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes the following information:1° The name or compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-14

…tic purposes is prohibited. The list of infectious diseases mentioned in the previous paragraph is set by an order of the Minister of Health. This order also sets out the cases in which the doctor may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…pting the internal regulations of the joint management association or any subsequent amendments thereto; 2° Appointing the chairman and vice-chairman of the association in application of articles R. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-14

…n of the national company, which shall receive the appeal and give its ruling under the conditions set out in Article R. 823-18. The most diligent party has ten days from notification of the decision…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-13

…the offences provided for in the code pénal and articles L. 215-11 and L. 215-13 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Rural and Maritime Fishing Code) punishing abandonment, serious or sexual a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-14

…ths of the publication of the opening judgment, draw up the debtor's economic and social balance sheet. This balance sheet includes a statement of claims and, where applicable, a proposed plan includi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-13

…said departments.He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions provided by the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-14

…ken under its responsibility and sent to another medical biology laboratory for analysis and interpretation; 3° The number of tests performed on samples sent by another medical laboratory for analysis…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-14

The supervisory board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may order a person referred to in Article L. 311-5 to provide, as part of the recovery plan or convergence plan submitted…

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