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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice.

Article L743-12

…asis, as an employee of a natural or legal person holding a commercial court clerk's office, in the form of professional non-trading companies or in the form of self-employed companies as provided for…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-19

…cancellation shall be made by the applicant by handing in or sending by post or electronic means a form to the competent registrar. The request for cancellation is made by the applicant by handing in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 455

…ly set out the respective claims of the parties and their pleas in law. This statement may take the form of a citation of the parties' submissions with an indication of their date. The judgment must s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Blood.

Article L1271-3

Obtaining or attempting to obtain blood from a person in return for payment, in any form whatsoever, is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros.Providing or attempting to pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Shares and lots.

Article 826

…that of his rights in the undivided property. If lots are drawn, as many lots as are necessary are formed. If the consistency of the mass does not allow lots of equal value to be formed, their inequa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R291

…as follows: "Art. R. 66-1.-For the persons referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 62, the forms are sent to the chief clerk of the court of first instance, either on paper, in the form of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Duties towards colleagues

Article R4312-82

Nurses are prohibited from engaging in all forms of unfair competition and, in particular, all forms of competition, commission, fee-splitting and customer misappropriation, subject to the provisions…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-34

…tise his profession in conditions likely to compromise the quality of the care and procedures he performs or the safety of patients. He may not alienate his professional independence in any form whats…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-22

…a financial lease of movable property, the registrar shall cancel the registration, mentioning the formality and its date in the margin of the registration. The supporting documents referred to in ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-180

A standard declaration form for persons wishing to teach, supervise or lead physical or sporting activities, or to train those taking part in them, in return for remuneration is given in Annex II-12 t…

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