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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-5

When applying for registration, a natural person married under a legal or contractual community regime must provide proof, in accordance with the model defined by order of the Minister of Justice, tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2143-1

For the application of this chapter: 1° Where the embryo or embryos referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-1 have been conceived as a result of a sperm donation, an oocyte donation or a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-4

Where the candidate for registration holds a chartered accountancy diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the conditions set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

…rn suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees and refo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-1

…es not apply to the issue of a residence permit issued on the basis of articles L. 426-8 and L. 426-9. The same first paragraph does not apply to the first issue of a residence permit issued on the ba…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-10

The official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 is orange in colour and its characteristics are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, are the details provided for in I o…

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

Article R5141-63

…opathic veterinary medicinal product or a series of medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-9 is sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of project ownership

Article L2422-12

…1-1 or one or more of these project owners and the SNCF Réseau company mentioned in article L. 2111-9 of the Transport Code or its subsidiary mentioned in 5° of this article, they may designate, by ag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

…a European Investigation Order: 1° Where a joint investigation team is set up pursuant to Articles 695-2 and 695-3 ; however, where a competent authority participating in a joint investigation team re…

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