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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Accelerated substantive procedure

Article R1455-12

…ded for in Article R. 1455-9. It is lodged, investigated and judged under the following conditions: 1° Article 481-1, paragraphs 3 and 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure are applied; 2° The judgement is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of pregnancy for medical reasons

Article R2445-1

…or private health establishment satisfying the conditions of article L. 2322-1" are deleted. B.-In 1° of article R. 2213-3, the words: "holder of a specialist diploma in gynaecology-obstetrics or an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-2

The operations authorised under the plan in accordance with the Insurance Code are those that fall within class of business 24 of article R. 321-1 of that Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-12-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 235-1 of the Internal Security Code, the results of DNA identification tests on the persons mentioned in III of Article R. 53-10 transmitted by foreign…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Management of undivided property and rights

Article L5842-32

…ynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5222-2:1° The last sentence of the fourth paragraph is deleted;2° The last paragraph is replaced by the fol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-19

…rk chamber, be greater than 25 per cent of the absolute pressure. II - Exceed the following values: 1° During periods of physical activity, outside the compression and decompression phases and for con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-1

Article L. 450-2-1 may apply to the acts mentioned in Titles V and VII of Book IV and the texts adopted for their application.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Obligations of third parties

Article 1684

1. In the event of the transfer of an industrial, commercial, craft or mining business, whether for valuable consideration or free of charge, whether a forced or voluntary sale is involved, the transf…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-10

…the list mentioned in the previous paragraph are not subject to the examination criteria set out in 1° and 2° of article R. 6113-9. Registration under the procedure set out in this article is for a ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Control and common provisions

Article L317-3

The provisions of I of Article L. 312-1-1 and of Articles L. 312-1-2 and L. 316-1 apply to the payment service providers mentioned in Article L. 521-1 and to the institutions and services mentioned in…

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