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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 809-1

For the application of Article 41-2, references to articles L. 2339-5 and L. 2339-9 of the Defence Code and article L. 1er du code de la route (1) are replaced by references to the provisions applicab…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-15

The application for authorisation referred to in Article L. 1161-5 is sent by the company exploiting the medicinal product to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-12

The Director General of France Compétences, by a decision published in the Journal officiel de la République française (Official Journal of the French Republic) and made available online on the France…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-14

Staff who fulfil the conditions required for election to the Board of Governors shall be eligible to stand for election to the Board of Governors, in the statutory college to which they belong, with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Public contracts

Article L1414-4

Any draft amendment to a public contract resulting in an increase of more than 5% in the overall amount shall be submitted to the tendering committee for its opinion. When the deliberative assembly is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Life insurance and capitalisation.

Article L183-1

Where the commitment is made, within the meaning of article L. 310-5, on the territory of the French Republic, the law applicable to the contract is French law, to the exclusion of any other. However,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-7

…riables intended to make up the steroid module of the athlete's biological profile and mentioned in 5° of the I of article R. 232-41-3.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-37

…ing of the workforce;3° Collective redundancies for economic reasons;3° bis Merger;4° Takeover bids;5° Safeguard, receivership and compulsory liquidation procedures.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Privileges.

Article L3253-3

The remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3253-2 includes : 1° Wages, salaries or commissions as such ; 2° Additional benefits, in particular the compensation provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-31

When the priority question of constitutionality is raised in the course of an appeal, the separate pleading provided for in article 23-5 of Order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 shall bear the words: "…

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