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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-17

…t from leave during which they receive the full remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1. At the end of a twelve-month period of leave, the person concerne…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and general provisions

Article R4461-1

…an 100 hectopascals in the course of the following activities carried out with or without immersion:1° Hyperbaric work carried out by companies subject to certification, the list of which is set by th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Application for approval

Article R7232-1

The application for authorisation from a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur mentioned in article L. 7232-1 is sent by its legal representative to the departmental prefect by electronic means o…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L754-18

Article L. 351-1, as amended by Act No. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

…nce entails the same consequences as closing the account. In this case, Article 167 bis shall apply:1° To capital gains realised under the conditions of I of this Article. These capital gains are take…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

The following documents are appended to the delegation contract: 1° The contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8 ; 2° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the prin…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-166

…private deeds other than holograph wills (number 173 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of : 1° If the filing is made by all the persons who have signed the deed filed with recognition of their…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

The provisions of the article mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: A…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L621-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), an independent public authority, ensures the protection of savings invested in financial instruments, the units referred to inArticle L. 229-7 of the Environ…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

The following persons shall be excluded from the procedure for awarding concession contracts: 1° Persons who have been sanctioned for failure to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles L. 82…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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