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Showing 15811590 of 67589 articles for Art. s. L 228-12 and L 228-14 · Arts. R 228-18 and R 228-20

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Solvency assessment

Article L313-18

The creditor shall reassess the borrower's creditworthiness, on the basis of updated information, before a significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted after the conclusion of the cre…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-20

In public health establishments authorised in application of the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 6146-1 not to create centres of activity, the director of the establishment may, on th…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-18

Territorial authorities or their groupings may make premises available to trade union organisations, where the latter so request.The mayor, the president of the departmental council, the president of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-18

The human body, at the various stages of its constitution and development, as well as the simple discovery of one of its elements, including the total or partial sequence of a gene, cannot constitute…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-18

I. - One or more liquidators are appointed by the members, if the dissolution results from the end of the statutory term or if it is decided by the members. II. - The liquidator is appointed : 1° In g…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Training prior to the issue of the sports agent's licence and ongoing training

Article R222-20

Where provided for in the sports agent regulations, sports agent licence holders undergo ongoing training to update their knowledge.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-18

In all the cases provided for in this section, the court may order, as an additional penalty, the display or dissemination of all or part of the decision, or of a press release informing the public of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-18

The control officer who issued the alert informs the employees concerned in writing that if the employer, project manager or principal fails to pay their wages, they may take their case to the industr…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-18

In urgent cases, where a pharmacist's continued practice exposes patients to serious danger, the Director General of the regional health agency responsible for the pharmacist's place of practice shall…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to bariatric surgery

Article R6123-209

Authorisation under the "bariatric surgery" modality referred to in 3° of the I of article R. 6123-202 may only be granted if the holder has authorisation under the "surgery on adult patients" modalit…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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