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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial auctioneers

Article R444-42

The provisions of this Title apply to judicial auctioneers and other public or ministerial officers selling movable property, with the exception of those of paragraph 1 of sub-section 1 of section 2 a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article R6156-42

The national statutory committee is consulted for its opinion in the cases provided for in articles R. 6152-7-2, R. 6152-13, R. 6152-50-1, R. 6152-59, R. 6152-79 and R. 6152-80.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-42

For each case or procedure, the judge may request reimbursement of travel or accommodation expenses related to the case or procedure, based on supporting documents, in accordance with the conditions a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-42

Reproductions of additional entries in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates or certificates stating that no entry exists shall be issued to any applicant against payment of the fee due.…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-42

I. - The president of the federation shall authorise one or more persons from among his staff who have the appropriate technical and legal skills to: 1° Process the data contained in the database refe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-42

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are performed free of charge. However, they entitle the holder to reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with Decree no. 2006-7…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-428

The establishment and the practitioner recruited under an open-ended contract may jointly agree on the terms of termination of the contract between them. The contractual termination is the result of a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-42

No expenditure incurred on behalf of the Corsican regional authority may be paid unless it has first been authorised by the President of the Corsican Executive Council from a duly appropriated credit…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Exhumation (R).

Article R2213-42

Exhumations are carried out either outside cemetery opening hours to the public, or during these opening hours, in a part of the cemetery closed to the public. When the body is to be reburied in the s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-42

Any competition between chiropodists, between chiropodists and other health professionals or any other natural or legal person is prohibited.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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