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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to requests for disclosure or production of documents

Article R153-3

…ge: 1° The full confidential version of the document; > 2° A non-confidential version or a summary; 3° A statement specifying, for each item of information or part of the document in question, the rea…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Dismissal of fewer than ten employees within a thirty-day period

Article D1233-3

…address; 2° The nature of the business and the number of employees in the company or establishment; 3° The surname, first names, nationality, date of birth, gender, address, job and qualifications of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-3

The measures taken by the European Commission pursuant to Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

The provisions of sub-section 1 specify the procedures by which the purchaser may require the holder of a defence or security contract to use a competitive tendering procedure to select its sub-contra…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-3

…ublic, to the operation or to each of the various activities that are carried out on the premises ; 3° Of its dimensions, the conformation of each part and its adaptation to the form of activity carri…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Withdrawal and payment of resources from the Fonds de solidarité des communes de la région d'Ile-de-France (R).

Article R2531-32

…4. The income taken into account is the last known reference tax income.For the application of c of 3° of II of Article L. 2531-13, communes contributing for the first time are communes that were not…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-37

…sures; 2° Any available information on the hazards likely to arise during an accident or emergency; 3° The measures defined in application of articles R. 4412-33 and R. 4412-34.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist pharmacists holding a diploma entitling them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4221-33

…2° The training sites must be approved in application of article D. 633-14 of the Education Code; 3° Support for specialist pharmacists during their training is provided by the inter-regional coordi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-3

For the purposes ofArticle L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code, and notwithstanding the provisions of the sixth paragraph of Article R. 242-1 of this code, the income corresponding to the receipts (e…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for issuing the professional identification card

Article R8294-3

The holder of the professional identification card must inform his employer or the user company within twenty-four hours of any damage, loss or theft of his card, so that the employer or the user comp…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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