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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expenditure

Article R1418-31

In order to carry out its missions, the Agence de la biomédecine may in particular: 1° Acquire the necessary movable or immovable property; 2° Allocate grants, loans or advances from its own budget to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-31

The appeal shall be submitted to the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial by any secure means or, where it is submitted by the prefect, by ordinary administrative channels.On…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-31

If a quality control reveals a deterioration in the performance or characteristics of the device, the operator shall take appropriate measures relating to its use and shall bring the device back into…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-31

…e credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the working hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-31

…e credit of hours is reduced in proportion to the ratio between the working hours set out in the employment contract of the employee concerned, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3123-6 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of midwives.

Article R4127-318

I.-To exercise the competences conferred upon them by article L. 4151-1 : 1° The midwife is authorised to perform all the clinical and technical procedures necessary for the follow-up and monitoring o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Exception for the purpose of exploiting an unavailable work

Article R122-31

I.-Publicly accessible libraries, museums, archive services or institutions holding film, audiovisual or sound heritage wishing to exploit unavailable works under the conditions mentioned in the first…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for notifying mobility

Article R421-31

The Minister responsible for immigration may withdraw the authorisation to work in France provided for in article L. 421-15 for one of the following reasons:1° The foreign national no longer has valid…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-31

I.-Applications from the persons referred to in article R. 811-27 shall be sent to the secretariat of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des man…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Write-offs

Article R123-315

The keeper of the National Register of Companies, informed by any administrative or judicial authority through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and under the condition…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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