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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-5

Persons who, before 31 December 1973, obtained one of the qualifications listed by order of the ministers responsible for higher education, health and social security, and who ceased to be issued on o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-1

In order to support the cinema exhibition sector, which has been particularly affected by the energy crisis, the sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition accounts may be invested and the advanc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Individual over-indebtedness commissions

Article R712-20

In each department, the coordination commission for actions to prevent rental evictions provided for in article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to housing, the dep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Partitioning and similar transactions

Article 750 bis A

Deeds of partition of inheritance and licitations of inherited property meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, established between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, are exempt from th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employee information.

Article L3332-7-1

The person responsible for keeping the register of administrative accounts provides all beneficiaries of an employee savings plan with an annual statement of account including the choice of allocation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-32

Where the corporate action is brought by one or more members, acting either individually or under the conditions provided for in Article R. 223-31, the court may only rule if the company has been duly…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article R49-40

When, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 694-14 to 695-9-57, the departments and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 transmit information obtained from the department mentioned in Article L. 561-2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Guaranteed representation of funds, professional civil liability, remuneration and continuing professional training.

Article R814-21

The amount of the contributions of registered judicial administrators and judicial representatives is set each year by the board of directors of the guarantee fund on the basis of the amount of funds…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-32

The Board of Directors of France Compétences may, where necessary, call upon experts, in particular statutory auditors for the performance of the tasks mentioned in Article L. 6123-5, to carry out aud…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-33

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique may be asked for an opinion by one of the persons referred to in Article L. 331-29 on any question relating to the interoperab…

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