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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-5

…he Senate respectively;2° The Chairman of the Autorité des normes comptables, or his representative;3° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, proposed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat;4° A member…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-1

…f Article L. 5111-1, whether or not combined with perforating medical devices within the meaning of 3° of this article, or with electrical or electronic equipment within the meaning of 4° of this arti…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-1

…ity issues; 2° Members of the cabinets of the ministers responsible for health and social security; 3° Staff of the authorities, establishments and public interest groupings mentioned in I of article…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…he words: "penal code" are deleted; 2° In the title of sub-section 2, the word: "mixed" is deleted; 3° Article R. 1110-9 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 1110-9.-The Conciliation Boar…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Waste treatment

Article R4412-122

…o all infrastructure works with regard to the parking, loading or unloading of hazardous materials; 3° After decontamination, evacuated from the site as soon as possible if the volume justifies it.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-3

Where the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court refuses to issue a certificate of nationality, the person concerned may refer the matter to the judicial court, which will de…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-9

The campaign for the local referendum shall open at midnight on the second Monday preceding the poll. It shall close at midnight on the eve of the poll. It is organised by the territorial authority th…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties, precautionary measures and other consequences

Article L232-21

…ined in 2° of I of article L. 232-23; 2° The financial penalties provided for in article L. 232-23; 3° The publication of the decision of the Sanction Commission of the French Anti-Doping Agency or of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-23

…ctions made with a view to verifying the measures he has taken for the conservation of the variety; 3° Who has not paid within the prescribed period the annual fee referred to in the second paragraph…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the digital exploitation of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article Annexe à l'article R134-1

The data and information recorded, according to their availability, in the processing known as the Register of unavailable books of the twentieth century are as follows: 1. First names and surnames or…

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