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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-23

When the borrower wishes to make use of the option to substitute the insurance contract provided for in article L. 313-30 before the loan offer mentioned in article L. 313-24 is issued, the lender and…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-23

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Without having obtained the favourable opinion of a personal protection committee and, in the case of clinical inv…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-23

In the cases provided for in article L. 6142-12, the ministers responsible for higher education and health shall take a decision in the light of the opinion issued by a national commission comprising…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R4322-23

The National Council elects from among its members the members who make up the restricted panel responsible for deliberating in the cases provided for in II of article L. 4322-10-1. This panel also in…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Health care organisations making the results of quality and safety indicators available to the public

Article D6111-23

Failure to comply with the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 6144-1 and the fourth paragraph of Article L. 6161-2 may be recorded by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, p…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-23

By way of derogation from Article R. 214-21, a UCITS may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financial securities and money marke…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-23

The National Council is responsible in particular for organising initial training, the competitive examination for admission to the profession of commercial court clerk, under the conditions provided…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 7: Suspension of proceedings and difficulties of service

Article A444-23

The services listed under numbers 98 to 101 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 98 Act o…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-232

Except in emergencies and in cases where he would fail in his duty of humanity, the dental surgeon always has the right to refuse care for personal or professional reasons, on condition : 1° never to…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-23

Recognition and monitoring within the territory of the Republic of a conviction or a probation decision handed down by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for i…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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