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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

…s carrying out studies, research, work or equipment contributing to the fulfilment of its missions; 3° Pay, before the service is rendered, to the benefit of foreign health establishments and by way o…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Agreements with host companies

Article D6325-31

…erience and the nature of the tasks entrusted to the employee ; 2° The working hours and locations; 3° The arrangements for sharing the costs, remuneration and benefits associated with the employee's…

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

Article R2193-19

As soon as the contractor fulfils the conditions to benefit from an advance payment, an advance payment is made, at their request, to the subcontractors benefiting from direct payment. For the purpose…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-16

…he limit of a ceiling that may be revised;2° The deadline by which the definitive price must be set;3° The accounting rules with which the contractor must comply;4° The documentary and on-site checks…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-56

…e nature and purpose of the works and equipment ; 2° The estimated cost and financing arrangements; 3° The revised multi-year overall financing plan.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-3

…formance subject to the provisions relating to the control of cinema box office receipts set out in 3° of article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Purposes of processing

Article A123-87

…the persons mentioned in Article R. 123-220;2° The production of statistics concerning these units;3° The coordination of the information systems of the administrations defined in 1° of article L. 10…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

…National Agency for Urban Renewal; 2° The Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing Agency); 3° Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie (Environment and energy management agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article D1333-32

…cluding boarding schools;2° Establishments for the collective care of children under the age of six;3° Health, social and medico-social establishments with accommodation capacity from among :a) The he…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-5

For the purposes of this chapter: 1° Intermediaries are online platform operators, within the meaning of Article 3(i) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 O…

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