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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the agency committee

Article R1432-115-4

Their term of office is identical to that of the elected members of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee. Their term of office may be renewed. When a member of the Health, Safety and Working Co…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-1

…inion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of notaries and judicial commissioners. It makes recommendations to improve access to public or ministerial offi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: EC type-examination.

Article R5211-41-1

…the EC declaration of conformity procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-40 and the EC type-examination procedure referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 5211-41, in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-4

…parts entitled respectively "Establishment of the payment notice for the fixed-rate parking charge" and "Payment procedures and disputes": 1° The first part of the payment notice includes, in order, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system.

Article R5211-40-1

…pplies only to medical devices placed on the market in a sterile state or with a measuring function and, depending on the case, covers only those aspects relating to sterilisation or to the conformity…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-4

…excluded from the insurance group company. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this article and shall specify the operating conditions of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R752-44-15

For projects subject to retail authorisation, the Prefect has a period of two months from the date of receipt of the certificate to challenge the compliance of the retail development with the retail a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-4-1

I. - Manufacturers and importers of motorised DIY and gardening tools, sports and leisure articles, including bicycles, electrically assisted bicycles and motorised personal mobility devices ensure, f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-4-1

…s which, for the third consecutive financial year, employ an average number of at least two hundred and fifty permanent employees and have net sales or a balance sheet total of at least 50 million eur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-4

…taking into account, in particular, the presentation of the product, the information on the label and any other information intended for consumers.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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