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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-4

…or planning permission to build a commercial facility referred to in the previous paragraph, he/she notifies this application within eight days to the president of the public body provided for in arti…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to elections.

Article D4233-5

…section of the Association, consisting of pharmacists who are duly entered on the roll and who are not subject to a decision prohibiting them from practising or from providing benefits to the insured…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Art cinematographic works

Article D210-5

…the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée after consultation with cinema professionals and leading figures from the cultural sector.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-17

The jury is made up of people who are independent of the candidates. Where a particular professional qualification is required to take part in the procedure, at least one third of the members of the j…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article R111-2

…e categories of creations considered. The payment of funds and their use for purposes of general or professional interest will be subject to the control of the minister responsible for culture.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-14

…defective products are prohibited and deemed unwritten.However, for damage caused to goods that are not used by the victim primarily for his private use or consumption, clauses stipulated between prof…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Collective bargaining - Collective labour agreements.

Article L2622-3

A decree sets the number of representatives of employers' professional organisations and employees' trade union organisations provided for in Articles L. 23-111-1 and L. 23-112-1 in Saint-Barthélemy a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-6

…nce to practise issued by the Minister for Health, following the opinion of a commission, including professionals, the membership of which is set by decree, may also practise the profession of pharmac…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4314-3

Nurses and students at training institutes preparing them to practise the profession are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in articles 226-13 a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance.

Article L5134-72-1

The amount of aid for professional integration paid under an initiative-employment contract may not exceed 47% of the gross amount of the minimum growth wage per hour worked, within the limit of the l…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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