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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-10

In the event of a penal composition provided for in 3° of Article 706-53-2, the person is informed by the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor's delegate, who hands over the document provided fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-26

…opean Union who comes to France to carry out a temporary intra-group secondment, as provided for in 2° of article L. 1262-1 of the Labour Code, in order to occupy a senior management position or to pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prior authorisation

Article R5223-5

…draft advertisement containing at least the information listed in Articles R. 5223-1 and R. 5223-2; 2° A file justifying the characteristics and performance of the in vitro diagnostic medical device c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

…g: the report on the identification of materials and products on lists A and B containing asbestos; 2° In the case of the sale of all or part of apartment blocks: a) Reports on the location of List A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article R936-1

In article R. 600-3, the words: "in mainland France" are replaced by the words: "in New Caledonia", and the words: "in the tables in appendices 6-1 and 6-2 of this book" are replaced by the words: "in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-105

…borrow to set up : 1° If their articles of association so provide, the supplementary social fund ; 2° The guarantees they may be required to provide abroad.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-1

…psychiatric care mentioned in 1° for one of the two psychiatrists, 3° and 4° of article L. 3223-2; 2° Determines the list of members of the commission.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccinations.

Article R3111-3

When the vaccinations mentioned in I of article L. 3111-2 have not been given under the age conditions defined in article R. 3111-2, they are given in accordance with specific procedures determined by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Special allowance agreement for older workers

Article R5123-12

The agreement referred to in 2° of article L. 5123-2 may provide for the allocation of a special allowance for older workers made redundant for economic reasons who, in accordance with the procedures…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-51

…36 in the case of a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable and in 1°, 2° and 5° of I of the same article in the case of a fonds de placement immobilier, less the correspo…

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