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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-15

I.-Where the purpose of a cooperation grouping is to use the authorisations held by one or more of its members, the decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency provided for in Artic…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Group membership

Article 849-15

In the context of the implementation of the individual procedure for compensation for damage, when the interested party addresses the claim for compensation directly to the person declared liable, he/…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-15

The Medical Commission and the Agency Committee are also consulted on points 1 to 11 and 14 of Article L. 6431-6. In these cases, the Medical Commission and the Agency Committee deliberate in joint fo…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L7121-15

For an artistic agent to produce a live performance without holding a live performance entrepreneur's licence, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7121-12, is punishable, in the event of a repea…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-15

Disputes concerning the validity of the electoral operations for the social administration committee shall be brought, within five days of the proclamation of the results, before the Director General…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-15

The management body of the collective shop may issue a warning to any member who, through his own actions or those of the persons to whom he has entrusted the operation of his business or undertaking,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-15

Each year, within a fortnight of the installation of the newly elected judges, the president of the court shall fix, by order made after consulting the general meeting, the table of judges of the comm…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-15

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to obtain a reduction in the price of the goods. The reduction in price is proportional to the differenc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-15

The ballot paper may not contain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats, and where applicable of substitutes, of candidates to be filled, nor any sign of recog…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 1594 E

The deliberations are notified to the tax authorities under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A. Decisions take effect on 1st June. In the absence of a vote or in the event of non-compliance…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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