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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Declaration of unfitness

Article R4624-42

The occupational physician may only declare the worker medically unfit for his workstation if: 1° If he has carried out at least one medical examination of the person concerned, accompanied, where app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-4

The conciliator's report provided for by Article L. 628-2 is filed with the registry and communicated by the registrar to the debtor and the public prosecutor. It is supplemented by any information en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-49

…ting principles of consistency of methods and independence of financial periods defined in articles L. 123-17 and L. 123-21 of the French Commercial Code and ensures the comparability of data from one…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-4

…pervisory Board or Resolution Board meets when convened by its Chairman. Where, pursuant to Article L. 612-10, a member does not take part in a meeting of the Supervisory Board or the Resolution Board…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of apprenticeship players

Article R6211-4

…The resources allocated to the regions for the operating expenses mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 6211-3 are distributed in proportion to the average expenses recorded for each region for the ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-46

…of the results of each income statement. When the accounts are certified in accordance with article L. 6145-16, the Supervisory Board is given prior notice of the certifier's report. Decisions relatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-47

…e of the sanction imposed should remain in their file; 3° Practitioners disqualified under articles L. 5 and L. 6 of the Electoral Code.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-47

…e establishment to meet these same obligations for the exercise of the missions defined in articles L. 6111-1 and L. 6111-2 ; 2° The obligations laid down in articles D. 6322-43 to D. 6322-45 may be m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-42

…ns set out in Annex I-6 do not apply to disciplinary proceedings based on the provisions of article L. 222-19.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Commercial guarantee

Article D217-4

Any contract for a commercial guarantee of durability referred to in article L. 217-23 shall include a box in accordance with the model shown in the annex to article D. 211-2.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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