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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Categories of beneficiaries.

Article L5212-13

…ion instituted by Article L. 5212-2: 1° Workers recognised as disabled by the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées mentioned in article L. 146-9 of the Code de l'action so…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Postal voting.

Article R723-13

…ided for in this article takes the place of the list of voters. At the close of the ballot, the secretary of the committee provided for in Article L. 723-13 shall write "postal vote" opposite the name…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-13

After publication in the Journal officiel of the decision of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution resulting in the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 1° and in the last parag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-13

…e; 3° Four hundred and fifty jurors for the assize courts of Bouches-du-Rhône, Gironde, Nord, Seine-et-Marne and Yvelines ; 4° Two hundred and fifty jurors for the assize courts of Alpes-Maritimes, Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-13

The expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-8, whether financed from own resources or by borrowing, include under operations: 1° In municipal establishments: - expenditure on the replacement of fu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The creditor's formal notice

Article 1345-1

…the debtor may, where the obligation relates to a sum of money, consign it to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations or, where the obligation relates to the delivery of an item, sequester it with a pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-13

…nt year, for the Agence nationale de santé publique, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, the Agence de la biomédecine, the Institut national du cancer, the Etablis…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-13

…and employers' organisations mentioned in articles R. 2272-2 and R. 2272-3.The Wages Sub-Committee sets up a committee responsible for examining the situation of branch wage negotiations and for prepa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 sexies

The cooperative building societies designated in Article L. 432-2 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation, whose members are subject to the provisions of

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-13

In the event of a change of ownership of a veterinary pharmaceutical establishment, the authorisation to open is transferred to the new owner on application made jointly by the two responsible pharmac…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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