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Showing 46114620 of 40353 articles for Art. 25-3 et seq.

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-39

…as been the subject of a judgment adopting an assignment plan must be paid to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations within fifteen days of the pronouncement of this judgment. These bank accounts may…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7124-36

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations will open a deposit account in the name of each of the minors concerned, to which the payments made by the employers will be credited. The rate and method of cal…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Declaration.

Article R5221-36

The content and methods of presentation of the declaration are laid down, on a proposal from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, by order o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-3

The Etablissement Français du Sang may only use labile blood products from collections made outside French territory with the authorisation of the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Pro…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-30

…222-7, a reasoned notification shall be sent to the service provider. The Commission may verify whether the qualifications, skills and knowledge of the service provider that he has acquired in the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-30

…may only continue to operate if it has obtained another guarantee commitment under the conditions set out in this paragraph, so that payment of the debts defined in article L. 1251-49 is guaranteed w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Substitution of the user undertaking in the event of default by the temporary employment undertaking

Article R1251-31

…he guarantee is terminated, the guarantor shall inform the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment and the bodies responsible for collecting social securit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central services and inspection

Article L1421-3

…ples. Samples are analysed by a State laboratory, by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or by a laboratory designated by the director general of the regional healt…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Privileges.

Article L327-3

When the assets of an insurance undertaking are insufficient to meet its regulated commitments, or when the financial situation of the undertaking is such that the interests of policyholders and benef…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-30

…tative of the State in the department may, on the advice of the hygiene council and after a commodo et incommodo investigation carried out under the conditions provided for by the environment code, pr…

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