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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-48-1

…participating or parent undertaking referred to in the second or third paragraph of Article L. 356-2 respectively, on all matters relating to compliance with the laws, regulations and administrative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Counting of votes

Article D4233-15-4

…anised, the envelopes used to cast the vote are counted before the count provided for in article D. 4233-15-3, as and when they are received, in the electoral register referred to in article D. 4233-1…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-49

In order to award a specific contract, the purchaser shall invite all candidates admitted to the dynamic purchasing system to submit a tender under the conditions set out in Articles R. 2144-8 and R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article Annexe 3-4

Legal tests and economic and accounting subjectsCivil law: General concepts on:-property: classification of property, movables, methods of acquiring ownership, possession, usufruct;-obligations: sourc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members

Article R5211-4

…r calculating the maximum allowances received for the actual performance of the duties of president and vice-president of one of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-44-1

…y incident that may have consequences for public health, particularly concerning the water resource and the way it is developed, the conditions under which the water is transported and stored up to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Manufacture and import of investigational medicinal products.

Article R5124-57-4

…shment shall ensure that the investigational medicinal products it imports have been subjected to standards of good manufacturing practice at least equivalent to those laid down in article L. 5121-5 w…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

I.-For the application of article L. 2141-10 in Wallis and Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Special intervention arrangements

Article L3633-4

…lishments or to any other territorial authority. Under the same conditions, these local authorities and public establishments may delegate to the Metropole of Lyon the creation or management of certai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and organisation of safety information and training

Article R4141-4

During safety training, the usefulness of the preventive measures prescribed by the employer is explained to the worker, depending on the risks to be prevented.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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