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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

For the application of the provisions of article D. 4311-52-2, the information collected and sorted by the nurses' association is kept by it for a period corresponding to the provisional registration…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-16

I. - The eligible financial securities mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 214-24-55 meet the following conditions: 1° The potential loss to which the general-purpose investment fund is exposed as a re…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-34

The employer shall draw up a safety file and keep it constantly up to date, adding to it on the basis of lessons learned from pyrotechnic events and any observations or information that may be relevan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibitions and exemptions

Article D8261-2

When the labour inspector or controller has reason to believe, based in particular on the conditions under which the work of all or some of the employees employed in a company is organised, that this…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A 1er

I.-Victims may file complaints electronically pursuant to articles 15-3-1 and D. 8-2-1 via the "Harmonised processing of investigations and alerts for e-scams" (THESEE) implemented by the General Dire…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Movement on French territory

Article D414-4

The circulation document for foreign minors lapses in the following cases:1° When the time limits set out in 1° and 2° of article R. 431-5 have expired;2° When a residence permit is issued to the hold…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-29

The documents mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 4425-17 are made available online on the website of the Corsican regional authority, where such a website exists, under conditions gu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6262-1

The State representative communicates to the president of the territorial council:1° The amount of each of the allocations paid as part of the overall operating allocation;2° The change in the retail…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article D8255-1

The employee is informed of the legal action envisaged by the representative trade union organisation in application of article L. 8255-1 by any means giving a date certain. This information specifies…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Replacement

Article R5125-39

The replacement of a pharmacist holding a dispensary other than those mentioned in article L. 5125-19 is carried out under the following conditions: 1° For an absence of between four months and one ye…

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