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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Hearings

Article R532-41

The Cour nationale du droit d'asile shall provide the applicant, free of charge, with an interpreter to assist him/her at the hearing, who has taken an oath to assist justice in his/her honour and con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing arrangements for basic training for representatives of users of the healthcare system

Article D1114-40

The amount of the subsidy allocated to each approved association at national level is set by the order provided for in IV of article L. 221-1-3 of the Social Security Code. The amount of the subsidy a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-45

Notifications of non-voting preference shareholders' meetings are made under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-62, R. 225-63, R. 225-65 to R. 225-69 and, where applicable, R. 225-70. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities

Article R1253-43

Where the private-sector members of an employers' grouping that includes local and regional authorities fall within the scope of the same collective agreement, that agreement shall apply to the groupi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other missions.

Article R1142-41

For the application of articles R. 1142-38 to R. 1142-40, the Commission may ask the commissions mentioned in article L. 1142-5 and the Office for any information relating to their operation and activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-47

The dismantling and restoration obligation mentioned in article L. 752-1, commercial facilities: 1° Located in buildings that are not intended exclusively for commercial use; 2° Located in buildings w…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the conditions of transmission of samples to medical biology laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-45

The Minister for Health shall maintain and make available to the public a register of laboratories that have made the declaration provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 6211-2-1 as it stoo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Technical operating conditions.

Article D6322-42

If the authorisation holder does not have its own laboratory capable of carrying out the medical biology tests mentioned in Article L. 6211-1 as a matter of urgency and providing the results obtained…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-4

Authors who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their successors in title within the meaning of the pro…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-4

The sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account are calculated by applying rates to the proceeds of the tax provided for in…

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