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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-86

…aragraph of the article 132-43 du code pénal, this suspension does not apply to the prohibitions on contact or appearance provided for by 9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18°, 18° bis of article 132-45 of the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Compulsory vaccination

Article R3112-2

…ices listed below, as well as persons who, within these establishments, are likely to have repeated contact with tuberculosis patients:a) Public and private health establishments, including the establ…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article R4453-1

…uction (B), and the current level, indicated in terms of induced current in the extremities (IL) or contact current (IC);The action values are the operational exposure levels above which the preventiv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-15

Any grouping of retail merchants established with a view to carrying out one or more of the activities referred to in 1°, 3° and 4° of article L. 124-1 must, if it has not adopted the form of a sociét…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

By way of derogation from Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article L531-7

The fact that the applicant has been subjected to persecution or serious harm or to direct threats of such persecution or harm constitutes a serious indication of the well-founded nature of the applic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-6

…s letter or dispatch must indicate the nature and date of the event to which it refers and give all details likely to establish that the cancellation is directly related to the said event. When the ev…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-6

…duct referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 112-2 includes the following information: 1° Details of the type of insurance; 2° A summary of the insurance cover, including the main risks insu…

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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 L3212-8

Without prejudice to the provisions mentioned in article L. 3212-7, the care measure taken in application of article L. 3212-1 or article L. 3212-3 is terminated as soon as a psychiatrist from the est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-17

Persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise as dental assistants are required to register with the department or body designated for this purp…

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