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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-40

I. - The application for authorisation must be accompanied by a file containing :1° The name and address of the applicant ;2° Where applicable, the articles of association and composition of the board…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-47

…ce is applicable to appeals brought against the following individual decisions taken by Pôle emploi and falling within the jurisdiction of the administrative judge: 1° Decisions taken pursuant to the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-2

For the purposes of calculating the contribution provided for in Article L. 1233-86 or Article L. 1237-19-11, the number of jobs lost is equal to the total number of employment contract terminations p…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

…quidator shall proceed with the liquidation operations at the same time as the verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judiciaire.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-4

…he following constitutes a breach subject to financial penalties: 1° Selling the medicinal products and products mentioned in article L. 5121-8 at a price higher than that resulting from price regulat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation procedures.

Article R5141-40

…submits a dossier including, in addition to the summary of product characteristics, the draft outer and primary packaging and, if applicable, the package leaflet: 1° The name of the veterinary medicin…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…national tax rate for each of these taxes to the communal tax bases for council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not assigned to the main dwelling and for property tax on non-built pro…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-4

…r the départements of the Ile-de-France region. The resources of the fund are set at 60 million euros.II. - For each department in the Ile-de-France region, a synthetic index of resources and charges…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-4

…f the medical device by the person responsible for the transfer, apart from maintenance operations, and, with the exception of cases where the modifications were carried out by an employee of this per…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-3

…nal data mentioned in Article R. 232-41-1:1° Data relating to the athlete's civil status:a) Surname and first name ;b) Date and place of birth ;c) Sex;2° Data relating to the athlete's activity:a) Spo…

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