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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R8234-1

Failure by a contractor who has concluded a contract under the conditions set out in Article D. 8232-1 to display in each of the workshops, shops or worksites the name and address of the person from w…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-5

…hese companies or by employees belonging to the same group as these companies within the meaning of 1° of I of the same article L. 214-165-1. The fund rules may stipulate that the fund may invest up t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Payment by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 quinquies

1. The levies provided for in Articles 117 quater and 125 A and the levies established, liquidated and recovered according to the same rules, as well as the withholding tax provided for in Article 119…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-18

If the house arrest decision provided for in article L. 731-1 is annulled, this measure is immediately terminated and the president of the administrative court or the magistrate appointed for this pur…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-17-1

In the companies and their establishments mentioned in 3° of article R. 5142-1, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge and the delegated pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) must provide proof of at lea…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-2

French nationals under the age of thirty-five may not make the declaration provided for in articles 23 and 23-1 above only if they are in good standing with the obligations of Book II of the National…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-39

For public undertakings not covered by article L. 2233-1, orders issued by the ministers concerned specify the bodies called upon to give their opinion under the conditions set out in article R. 3142-…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

…raph are not subject to the provisions of section 1 with the exception of the following provisions: 1° Definitions of sub-section 1; 2° Measures and provisions to be taken against the dangers arising…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article L715-5

…wner of the guarantee mark shall be declared to have forfeited his rights on the following grounds: 1° The proprietor no longer satisfies the conditions of article L. 715-2; 2° The proprietor has fail…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-15-1

…may be annual or multiannual in nature. The objectives of the strategy may relate in particular to: 1° Local and sustainable public procurement, with a focus on reuse, repair and the fight against obs…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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