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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

Where the candidate for registration holds a chartered accountancy diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

An intern suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personnel.

Article L5323-4

…gency that could compromise their independence.The aforementioned employees are subject to articles 25 to 25 octies of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 relating to the rights and obligations of civil se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of an application for authorisation

Article R151-7

…older; 2° Where the investor crosses, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, the threshold of 25% of the voting rights in the capital of an entity over which it has previously acquired control b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article D424-4-1

…hout prejudice to Article 78 of the aforementioned Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016 and for the application of Article L. 424-7, the multilateral trading facility as a gr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1244-5

…44-2; 2° The personal and family medical history, collected in application of 1° of article R. 1211-25 ; 3° The results of the health screening tests mentioned in 2° of article R. 1211-25 and in artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…esident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permanent resident card provided for in article L. 426…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…ecognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

…0,000 euros in order to conduct the classes of business referred to in 10 to 15 and 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 28 of article R. 321-1, as well as reinsurance operations. In order to carry out operations i…

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