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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Agents

Article L774-23

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-2

Data from the national health data system that is made available to the public is processed to take the form of aggregated statistics or individual data constituted in such a way that it is impossible…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment.

Article R6152-503

…ors, dental surgeons and pharmacists who meet the legal conditions for practising their profession; 2° As specialist assistants, the practitioners mentioned in 1° who also hold one of the qualificatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article R551-14

…mmodation for asylum seekers within the meaning of article L. 552-1 other than hotel establishments;2° When the applicant informs the Office of the address of their stable domicile.The organisation ma…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid to establishments retailing new books

Article R1511-43-3

…nt concluded pursuant to article L. 2251-5 shall set out: 1° The purpose and objectives of the aid; 2° The amount and terms of the aid and, where applicable, the conditions under which the aid is gran…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5223-9

Any project to modify the elements mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5223-5 is the subject of a new application for authorisation submitted and examined under the same conditions as the initial app…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Miscellaneous

Article A444-42

…s set out in article A. 444-38: 1° Number 147 (application to open judicial partition proceedings); 2° Number 148 (application for the registration of an enforcement mortgage); 3° Number 150 (applicat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-2

…t required:1° When the fund is being liquidated in the interests of the unitholders or shareholders;2° Where the outstanding capital of an unmatured debt of the fund that may be sold is less than a pe…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-12

1° The value that the goods would have if there were no lack of conformity; 2° The significance of the lack of conformity; and 3° Any possibility of opting for the other choice without major inconveni…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-23

…cond and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1125-1, the authorisation of the competent authority; 2° Under conditions contrary to the provisions of article L. 1125-11; 3° The performance of which ha…

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