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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-23

As part of recovery assistance and in all proceedings to recover damages obtained by the beneficiary of an authorisation issued in accordance with Article 15-4 in respect of compensation for his loss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R2151-18

Any organisation that stores embryos and embryonic stem cells for research purposes must be able to certify that the consents referred to in Article R. 2151-4 have been obtained.Where embryonic stem c…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: EC type-examination

Article R4313-29

…ed in the technical file; 3° the machinery can be used safely under the intended conditions of use; 4° in the case of a safety component referred to in 3° of Article R. 4311-4, that this component is…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4332-13

…Regional Health Agency or his representative;3° The academic regional rector or his representative;4° A doctor ;5° A salaried psychomotrician working in a health or medico-social establishment;6° A p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article D3335-15-1

The exemptions referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 3335-4 are granted by the Préfet de département or, in Paris, by the Préfet de police or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-16

…provision of freelance administration services within the period specified in Article L. 1254-22 ; 4° Entering into a commercial contract with the freelance administration company for the provision o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-8

Any person who fails to comply with the obligations laid down in articles L. 551-3 and L. 551-4 shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros. Failure by the manager to comply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter, the Preliminary Chapter of Title I of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 1110-1-1, L. 1110-6, L. 1110-7 and L. 1110-11, sha…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

The application relating to the appeal against the order of admission as a ward of the State provided for in articles L. 224-4 et L. 224-8 du code de l'action sociale et des familles shall be brought…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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