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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35

Practitioners governed by this section are entitled to :1° Annual leave, the duration of which is defined on the basis of twenty-five working days, in proportion to their weekly service obligations;2°…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-49

Where applicable, the operator issuing the form informs the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the implementation of the indexation mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-7

The purchaser may not accept a subcontractor or approve its terms of payment if the single copy or the certificate of transferability has not been amended or if the proof referred to in article R. 219…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2393-31

The purchaser may not approve the terms of payment of a subcontractor if the single copy or the certificate of transferability has not been amended or if the proof referred to in article R. 2193-6 has…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-55

The request to convert the patent application referred to in Article R. 612-3 in an application for a utility certificate shall be made in writing at any time during the eighteen-month period from fil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Compliance with the obligation to declare entry into French territory as set out in Article L. 621-3

Article R621-3

The production of the receipt referred to in the first paragraph of article R. 621-2 enables foreign nationals subject to the obligation to declare to prove, at the request of any competent authority,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-44

The person responsible for producing or distributing water must, in order to reduce or eliminate the risk, when it is attributable to the water production or distribution service, of non-compliance af…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity.

Article R612-4

When the statutory auditor implements the warning procedure provided for in Article L. 612-3, the provisions of articles R. 234-1 et seq if the legal person has a collegiate body responsible for admin…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-74

In the event of dissolution of the company as a result of the death of the partners, the liquidator is appointed in accordance with the regulatory provisions applicable to the substitution of public a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-9

Prior to its implementation or to any substantial modification of its design, the electronic voting system is subject to an independent expert assessment to verify compliance with articles R. 2314-5 t…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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