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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-59

The following shall be declared in the application for registration of a company, with regard to its activity and establishment, or its registered office if it has no establishment: 1° In the case of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Breach of contract.

Article L7112-5

…tiative of the professional journalist, the provisions of Articles L. 7112-3 and L. 7112-4 are applicable, when such termination is motivated by one of the following circumstances: 1° Sale of the news…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-53

…the Agence nationale de santé publique, for a period of five years, in the light of the epidemiological situation, the list of pathogens requiring a national reference centre; 2° Drawing up the specif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-5

…department or, in Paris, to the police prefect, and to the departmental commission for psychiatric care mentioned in article L. 3222-5 any decision to admit a person for psychiatric care in applicati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-5

…g Board are taken by a majority of the members present. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote. For each of the formations mentioned in 1° to 5° of Article R. 250-1, regardless of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-57

…on the other hand, the group to which the insurance undertaking belongs holds more than 50% of the capital or shares ; b) Or in which the undertaking has invested an amount greater than 5% of the dis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-5

…premises for a period of not more than forty-eight hours from the date of issue of the statement of case; (b) the person concerned must be allowed to remain in the premises for a period of not more th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-5

When a medical biology laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area carries out the analytical phase of medical biology…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-5

I.-Within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes shall collect the proceeds…

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