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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-4

…g of l'article 1er de la loi du 12 avril 2000, ou des établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial une ou plusieurs subventions en numéraire dont le montant global dépasse un seuil fixé…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-4

…builds, equips and maintains the higher education establishments on the map provided for in article L. 4424-3. The State provides these establishments with the financial resources directly linked to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Role of health care institutions

Article R1221-41

At the request of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 1221-40 shall collect and keep all the info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-4

…nth following the decision to admit the patient to the psychiatric care referred to in I of article L. 3213-1 or, where applicable, following the provisional measure referred to in article L. 3213-2,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-4

The provisions of article L. 2336-3 of the French Defence Code define the conditions that must be met when issuing, renewing or validating a shooting licence in order for the presentation of this docu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Human rights

Article L1110-4

…l or social sector or a social and medico-social establishment or service mentioned in I of article L. 312-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles is entitled to respect for his or her priva…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-48

Employees resident or usually employed in an area affected by a natural disaster are entitled to leave, taken on one or more occasions, to take part in the activities of organisations providing aid to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-49

In an emergency, leave may be taken with twenty-four hours' notice.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-4

…all designate by order the body responsible for managing the telephone cold calling list, after competitive tendering, for a period set by regulation. The body mentioned in the first paragraph shall m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-4

The agents mentioned in 1° of Articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2 shall be appointed by the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety from among Agenc…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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