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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Maintenance of fireplaces and combustion appliances

Article R1331-69

Notwithstanding this paragraph, the provisions relating to boiler maintenance are set out in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for collecting identity and non-identifying data

Article R2143-6

…he data communicated by the third party donors in the data processing provided for in Article L. 2143-4. The data is completed after the birth of the child by the collection of the information mention…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

Direct grants are awarded to distribution companies eligible for financial support for film distribution for each film released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-69

…ions are granted by the Conseil national de l'ordre, under the conditions set out in articles L. 1453-6 and L. 1453-7, to distribute, for profit, remedies, appliances or products presented as having a…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article D422-6

In the event of the withdrawal of a residence permit issued on the basis of Articles L. 422-5 or L. 422-6, held by a student in the course of mobility in another Member State, the Minister responsible…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

…basis of the last paragraph of Article 72-1, of Article 72-4 and of the last paragraph of Article 73 of the Constitution. No territorial authority may hold a local referendum during the campaign or o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article D722-6

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear actions relating to geographical indications pursuant to Article L. 722-8 of the Intellectual Property Code are set…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-6

The charge brought forward pursuant to article R. 343-6 is deducted from the distributable profit referred to in article L. 232-11 of the French Commercial Code. It is also deducted from the profit de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-63

…rter ; 2° The designation of the manufacturing sites, including the packaging and inspection sites; 3° The usual common name of the homeopathic stock or stocks, with reference to the European pharmaco…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

…ere, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses to…

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