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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-13

…to its Chairman or to the Chief Executive Officer, with the exception of the matters referred to in 1°, 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 8°, 15°, 16°, 17°, 18°, 19° and 20° of article R. 1413-12, within the limits tha…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…thholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° Interest, arrears and all other income from negotiable loans contracted from the entry into force…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Employment obligation

Article R5212-2-3

…required to send the declaration provided for in 2° of article R. 5212-1. The request must include: 1° The company name of the establishment, its postal and electronic addresses if applicable; 2° Its…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-1

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions are empowered to provide each other with any information and documents required…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R690-1

…640-1, the following documents shall be attached to the application to open insolvency proceedings: 1° Any information enabling the location of the centre of main interests to be determined; 2° Any in…

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

Article R6156-14

…n to the Board of Governors, in the statutory college to which they belong, with the exception of : 1° Staff on long-term leave ; 2° Staff members who have been suspended or automatically transferred…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-18

Support for the pre-production of immersive works is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules specific to concession contracts for public passenger transport services by rail

Article L3222-1

Notwithstanding article L. 3200-1, the concession contracts mentioned in 11° of article L. 3212-4 are governed, for their award and performance, by the provisions of article L. 2121-17-1 of the Transp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: RULES APPLICABLE TO FORMALISED PROCEDURES

Article R2161-1

The provisions of this chapter relating to the time limits for submitting applications and tenders apply without prejudice to those set out in articles R. 2143-1, R. 2151-1 and R. 2151-2.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 621-16

The following are eligible for selective aid: 1° Long-length cinematographic works for which investment approval has been granted; 2° Long-length cinematographic works for which one of the aids provid…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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