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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-2

…Crafts recruits and manages private-law staff and public-law staff, including those subject to the status provided for by loi n° 52-1311 du 10 décembre 1952 relative à l'établissement obligatoire d'u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-31

Communes must display in public view, in the civil status department of the town hall and annexed town halls, as well as in the conservation area of the communal cemetery or cemeteries, the list of ré…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Control operations

Article R2225-10

…mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status when it is competent.The procedures for and frequency of these operational reconnaissances ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of customs officers responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-9

…the list of officers for whom the committee shall issue a favourable opinion on the granting of the status of customs officer responsible for the performance of certain judicial police duties. Only ca…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2352-1

…entity of the companies, subsidiaries and establishments; 2° Where they are located; 3° Their legal status; 4° The nature of their activities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-17

…ntatives of the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4. When the State or the département do not own the property made available, the minutes are drawn up jointly by the State or the départemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-259

…ither the creation of a business, the acquisition of an existing business, or a change in the legal status under which it was operated and, in the case of the purchase, auction or division of a busine…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-67

…his time limit may only be invoked against the employee if it was mentioned in the proposal for the professional securitisation contract. This termination of the employment contract, which does not in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Education and research.

Article L1415-1

The mission and status of the Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique are defined in article L. 756-2 of the French Education Code, reproduced below: Art. L. 756-2 -The Ecole des Hautes Études en Sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-1

…s composed as follows:1° The first college comprises representatives of companies and self-employed professional activities in the region, whatever the nature of their activity and their legal status;…

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