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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

I.-The representatives referred to in articles L. 713-1 and L. 713-2 must hold office in the company either as chairman and chief executive officer, chairman or member of the board of directors, chief…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition of the field of fitting professions

Article D4364-1

Prosthetists and orthotists who fit orthopaedic appliances to sick or disabled people include the following professions: 1° Orthoprosthetists ; 2° Pedorthists 3° Ocularists 4° Epithesists; 5° Orthopae…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-3-2

…450-1 may postpone the time at which they decline their status until at the latest the notification to the inspected person of the finding of the infringement or breach. II. - For the monitoring of th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-91

…of Article L. 212-7 are : 1° Skiing and its derivatives ; 2° Mountaineering ; 3° Underwater diving 4° Parachuting ; 5° Speleology.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-24-3

…e L. 623-24-1of this code, including the procedures for setting the amount of compensation referred to in article L. 623-24-2, the amount of which is significantly lower than the amount received for t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-3

…ular constraints, the issue or renewal of the licence and participation in competitions are subject to the production of a medical certificate dated less than a year ago establishing that there are no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-2-3

…ment of medical, paramedical, administrative, technical and logistical staff and teams, with a view to steering, leading and motivating them to collectively achieve the objectives of the establishment…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-3

…a crime: 1° Shall relinquish jurisdiction of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor in favour of a judge from the investigating division in the case of a crime punishable by thirty…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-9

…persons who have committed a breach of article L. 232-10-3 or article L. 232-10-4 shall be subject to the suspension measures mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 for a period of between two yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-29-7-3

The intermediaries referred to in article L. 228-29-7-2 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights, in particular the right to attend and vote at general meetings, in accordance with the…

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