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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Unforeseen circumstances

Article R3135-5

The concession contract may be amended when the amendment is made necessary by circumstances that a diligent granting authority could not have foreseen. In this case, the provisions of articles R. 313…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-1

…etraining; 2° Orientation ; 3° Re-education or vocational training, which may include re-education; 4° Placement.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-64

The appropriations entered in the State budget as part of the general decentralisation grant and intended to compensate for the expenditure of municipal hygiene offices which, on 1 January 1984, the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation

Article R6316-6

Organisations and healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies to perform telemedicine or telecare activities must ensure that the use of these technologies complies with…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-20

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-26 to L. 224-42-4 as well as articles L. 224-57 and L. 224-58 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-2

The legal status and organisational procedures of the Tourist Office are determined by the Town Council. Where this body takes the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment, the provisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-5

Any interested party may apply to the President of the Court hearing an application for interim measures to order a voting consultant to make public the information referred to in article L. 544-4, su…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Determining the amount of repayments

Article L731-3

The proportion of resources required for the household's current expenses is set by the commission and mentioned in the conventional recovery plan provided for in article L. 732-1 or in the measures p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R3424-2

For the application of article R. 3332-29 in Mayotte, the words: "within the meaning of 2° and 3° of article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code " are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of th…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-10

In premises with specific pollution, the average concentrations of total and respirable dust in the atmosphere inhaled by a worker, assessed over an eight-hour period, must not exceed 4 and 0.9 millig…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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