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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-8

…is bound to the establishment by contract, in particular if he is an employee of the establishment; 5° If he has authority over the establishment in terms of pricing or if he is a member of the region…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-8

…of the right to use the software; 4° Acts modifying the ownership or enjoyment of the right to use; 5° Acts modifying the rights of the pledged creditor; 6° Legal claims and final court decisions when…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-20-1

…cast amount, for the next three financial years, of the income from taxes of all kinds mentioned in 5° of article L. 5422-9, without prejudice to the provisions of the next Finance Acts and Social Sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

I.-The Haute Autorité de santé may, on its own initiative or at the request of the ministers responsible for health and social security, suspend or withdraw an early access authorisation when one of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1

…ccount referred to in article L. 131-1 are :1° The assets listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5° and 8° of article R. 332-2 ; 2° Under the conditions set out in articles R. 131-2 to R. 131-4, th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4124-3-6

A practitioner who has been the subject of a total or partial suspension of the right to practise may not resume his activity without having provided proof to the regional or inter-regional council th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-11

A decree sets out the procedures for publicising decisions taken in application of articles L. 462-8, L. 464-1, L. 464-2, L. 464-3, L. 464-5, L. 464-6 and L. 464-6-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2-1

When the person has been sentenced to a custodial sentence for one or more offences mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding those defined in articles 421-2-5 to 421-2-5-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approved prevention groups.

Article D611-7

Approval is granted for a maximum period of three years, renewable by order of the prefect of the region where the group's head office is located. The decision takes into account in particular:The com…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of application of simplified judicial liquidation.

Article D641-10

The thresholds provided for by Article L. 641-2, for the compulsory application of the simplified judicial liquidation procedure, are set for turnover excluding tax at €750,000 and for the number of e…

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