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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions applicable to Réunion and Mayotte

Article R6123-32-13

For its application to La Réunion and Mayotte, the last paragraph of article R. 6123-29 reads as follows: "The constitutive agreement of the networks created in La Réunion and Mayotte is submitted for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions applicable to Réunion and Mayotte

Article R6123-32-12

For its application to La Réunion and Mayotte, in article R. 6123-27, after the words "infra-regional", the words "Mahorais, common to La Réunion and Mayotte" are added.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-31-1

…L. 321-4-1 ensures that the person managing voluntary sales of furniture by public auction updates and perfects the knowledge required to practise his profession. The duration of continuing training…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-3

I.-The regional inter-professional joint committee will pay for: 1° The educational costs and the costs of validating skills and knowledge relating to the completion of the training course; 2° The anc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-3

…a technical file specifying : 1° The characterisation or nature of the process ; 2° The procedures and operating methods involved and identification of the critical stages; 3° An analysis of the fore…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-3-1

…ed in article L. 111-6 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions laid down in Chapter…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

The publisher pays the royalties no later than six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-16-3

On receipt of the goods, samples are taken and sealed. These seals retain an identification label bearing in particular the following information: 1° The name under which the goods are being made avai…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Harm reduction policy for drug users.

Article R3121-33-1

…'accueil et d'accompagnement à la réduction des risques pour usagers de drogues) provide : 1° Group and individual reception, information and personalised advice for drug users; 2° Supporting users in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local medical information department

Article R6113-11-3

…participating establishments, referred to in article R. 6113-9, in order to ensure the completeness and quality of the data transmitted, by means of an action plan presented to the strategic committee…

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