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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-3

As soon as the Public Prosecutor's Office decides to proceed with the enforcement of the criminal order, the chief clerk of the court shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered lette…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Interministerial Committee for Health

Article D1411-30

I.-The Interministerial Committee for Health is responsible for : 1° Ensuring that the state of health of the population is improved and that inequalities in health are reduced; 2° Encouraging health…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal enjoyment

Article 386-2

The right of enjoyment ceases:1° As soon as the child has completed sixteen years of age or even earlier when he contracts marriage;2° By causes which terminate parental authority or by those which te…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers, composition and operation.

Article L2373-3

The provisions relating to the powers, composition and operation of the committee of the European Company, set out in Articles L. 2353-3 to L. 2353-27-1, are applicable to the committee of the company…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-26

Support for the production of immersive works is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targeted…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-3

Aid for collective operations is granted to help cover the following expenses: 1° Staff costs associated with organising the operation; 2° The cost of instruments, software and hardware required to ca…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2431-3

The project owner determines whether the work falls into one of the following categories:1° New construction of a building;2° Refurbishment of a building;3° New construction of infrastructure;4° Refur…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Laboratory responsible for the biological qualification of the donation.

Article R1222-30

Analyses within the donation's biological qualification laboratory may only be carried out by the persons authorised to be employed as medical laboratory technicians mentioned in articles L. 4352-2 to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-32

The declaration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 561-17 and the documents communicated pursuant to II of Article L. 561-25 shall be sent within a maximum of eight clear days of receip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-31

The manufacturer may instruct his authorised representative to initiate the following procedures: 1° Declaration relating to medical devices to be the subject of clinical investigations ; 2° EC declar…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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