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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R548-4

…or proof of its registration as a payment institution agent in the register referred to in article R. 612-20 . II. - Before 30 June, the equity investment intermediary publishes on its website an act…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-44

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is empowered to provide any person who so requests and who is interested in the protection of workers, in particular the occupational physician and members of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Institutional medical conference

Article R6164-4

The hospital medical conference contributes to the development of projects relating to the conditions under which users are received and cared for, in particular : 1° Reflection on the ethics of care…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-41

…e L. 615-10, the judicial decisions to which it gives rise are subject to the provisions of article R. 613-37.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article R321-4

…et in the Articles of Association for the meeting to be held, in the manner provided for in article R. 321-3. On this occasion, they shall be informed of the reasons for the postponement and of the da…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations.

Article R351-4

Any de jure or de facto manager of a commercial company referred to in article R. 313-14 who contravenes the obligations referred to in I of that article, or any other legal entity or natural person w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-4

…elephone contact details of this representative, the place where the documents mentioned in article R. 1263-1 are kept on national territory or the procedures for accessing and consulting them from na…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-4

…e court of first instance must be made in the manner provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 13 of the Electoral Code.The court gives its final ruling within ten days of the matter being ref…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-4

…he event of failure to re-routine or take charge of a foreign national: the identity of the passenger.It also includes, where appropriate, the transport company's observations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: The Managing Director's right to derogate

Article R1435-41

The derogation must meet the following conditions: 1° It must be justified by a reason of general interest and the existence of local circumstances; 2° It must have the effect of simplifying administr…

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