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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-4

The hospital medical conference contributes to the development of projects relating to the conditions under which users are received and cared for, in particular : 1° Reflection on the ethics of care…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-4

For the purposes of article L. 112-2-1, the insurer must provide the policyholder with the following information: 1° The procedures for taking out the contract and paying the premium or contribution.…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article R822-4

In the light of the reports sent to him pursuant to Article L. 8271-17 of the Labour Code, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall indicate to the employer, by…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The procedure provided for in III to V of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-40

When a project relates to a facility with a sales area of more than 20,000 square metres, the secretariat of the departmental commission must, within ten clear days of receiving the application for co…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The procedure provided for in III to V of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-41

The secretariat of the national commission informs, by any means, the members of the national commission of applications for authorisation to operate a business and of the decisions or opinions of the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The procedure provided for in III to V of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-42

On a proposal from its chairman or at least four of its members, the national commission, by an absolute majority of the members present, shall refer a project to itself pursuant to V of Article L. 75…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-42

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall refuse the marketing authorisation on the grounds mentioned in Article L. 5121-9. The application…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another Member State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: The Managing Director's right to derogate

Article R1435-41

The derogation must meet the following conditions: 1° It must be justified by a reason of general interest and the existence of local circumstances; 2° It must have the effect of simplifying administr…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-4

European Union citizens mentioned in 1° of article L. 233-1 who cease their professional activity on French territory acquire a right to permanent residence before the end of the uninterrupted five-ye…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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