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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 ter

I. - Candidates who meet the following conditions may be admitted to the Customs Administration's operational reserve, under 2° of article 52 bis: 1° Be of French nationality ; 2° Be aged between eigh…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-5

The medical monitoring committee may examine the situation of a patient hospitalised in the unit for difficult patients in the department where it is located at any time. It examines the file of each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6313-5

…under the following conditions:1° Titles I and III shall not apply to Saint-Martin;2° For the application of Article R. 4241-1, the economic, social and cultural council is assimilated to the regiona…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Explosion prevention

Article R4227-52

…ce with the obligations defined in articles R. 4227-44 to R. 4227-48, in particular: 1° The identification and assessment of explosion risks; 2° The nature of the measures taken to ensure compliance w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

…sult of each of the profit and loss accounts other than that mentioned in article R. 6145-50 is allocated, during the financial year following that to which it relates, by decision of the Supervisory…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CHECKS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R811-5

…1-4 transmit the following documents and information:1° For authorities holding civil status certificates: authentication of the French civil status certificates they have issued;2° For labour and emp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-58

…s:1° Documents proving the identity and nationality of the person making the declaration or, in the case of a legal entity governed by the legislation of a Member State of the European Union or a Stat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Control by the administrative authority

Article D3345-5

…three-month period only begins upon receipt of the documents mentioned in this chapter necessary to carry out this control and provided that the body has previously informed the applicant within the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-5

The decision by the administrative authority to suspend the provision of services pursuant to articles L. 1263-4, L. 1263-4-1 or L. 1263-4-2 shall not result in the termination or suspension of the em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Career paths

Article R4021-5

I.-An electronic traceability document is made available to all healthcare professionals, regardless of their status or mode of practice, on the website of the Agence nationale du développement profes…

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