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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-4

The certificate is accompanied by a file containing the following information: 1° The results of the quality controls mentioned in articles L. 6221-9 and L. 6221-10, carried out during the previous fi…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-4

The provision of electronic means of identification is subject to the prior registration of professionals in the sector reference directory of natural persons or in the sector reference directory of l…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-49

The social and economic committee's resources for social and cultural activities are made up of : 1° The sums paid by the employer for the operation of the company's social institutions which are not…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-4

Applications for authorisation for the festivals and fairs defined in article R. 3322-3 must be submitted to the Prefect of the département in which the event is to be held or, in Paris, to the Police…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-4

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, article L. 1311-4 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1311-4 -In the event of an emergency, i.e. an epidemic or other imminent danger to p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42

The royalties mentioned in articles L. 132-38 et seq do not have the character of wages. They are determined in accordance with articles L. 131-4 et L. 132-6.

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

Article L112-4

Indexation of the minimum growth wage is authorised in accordance with the rules set out in Articles L. 3231-4 and L. 3231-5 of the French Labour Code.

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

Article 411-88

The beneficiaries of post-production aid are both the production companies and the directors.However, the beneficiaries of the aid are the directors alone when the short cinematographic or audiovisual…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Guarantee of the representation of funds, professional civil liability and remuneration.

Article L814-4

Each court-appointed administrator and each court-appointed agent registered on the lists must provide proof of insurance taken out through the guarantee fund. This insurance covers the pecuniary cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-4

When a financial institution has provided evidence to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution that it meets the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-28, the Autori…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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