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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-173

Psychiatry is part of the mental health policy defined in article L. 3221-1. It includes preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation activities.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-17

I.-Payment of the allowance referred to in article L. 5131-6 and, where applicable, of the replacement income referred to in article L. 5421-1 may be stopped, in whole or in part, if the young person,…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-17

I.-When the Director General of the Regional Health Agency grants authorisation for healthcare activities for the first time to a healthcare cooperation grouping whose constituent agreement he has pre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Adaptation of individual monitoring of workers' state of health

Article R4624-17

Any worker whose state of health, age, working conditions or the occupational risks to which he is exposed so require, in particular disabled workers, workers who declare themselves to be in receipt o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Participation of private healthcare professionals in the work of public health institutions

Article R6146-17

The contract provided for in article L. 6146-2, concluded between the self-employed healthcare professionals mentioned in that article and public health institutions, takes account of the strategic gu…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R341-17

A failure by the lender to comply with the obligations set out in article L. 312-71 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-17

The annual report of the Banking Inclusion Observatory provided for in Article L. 312-1-1 B is published on the Banque de France website.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for the different types of guarantee

Article R1251-17

The financial guarantee may only be granted by mutual guarantee companies if their sole purpose is to guarantee the claims defined in article L. 1251-49.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1770 duodecies

If a person liable for value added tax fails to prove, by producing the attestation or certificate provided for in 3° bis of I of Article 286, that the cash register software or systems that it holds…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article R712-17

The debtor who wishes to be heard by the commission pursuant to the provisions of article L. 712-8 send their request by ordinary letter or hand it in to the Commission secretariat.

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