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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article D221-113-5

…tal of the company issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the conditions defined in Articles 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Annex I to Commi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-2

…e is a risk to patients' health, the proprietary medicinal products mentioned in b of 5° of Article L. 5121-1 which are presented in a modified-release oral pharmaceutical form different from that of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

Article D6153-58-1

…ce when they are doing an outpatient placement in a geographical area provided for in 1° of article L. 1434-4. To qualify for this allowance, the student must provide the university hospital centre wi…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-5

Only the following are authorised to record or modify the data mentioned in article R. 232-41-3:1° For the data mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 232-41-3, the agents of the testing department of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for external radiotherapy and brachytherapy

Article R6123-93-5

I.-When the holder of an external radiotherapy authorisation carries out treatments using the proton therapy technique, he also has an authorisation on the same site to hold heavy cyclotron equipment…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-5-1

…", one of whom is appointed by the Corsican Prefect and one by the President of the Executive Council.For each of the members mentioned in c of 1°, b of 2° and 4° above, a substitute is appointed unde…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5-3

…enefiting from the total or partial exemption from financial penalties referred to in IV of Article L. 464-2. The authorities to which the application is made will set a deadline to allow the applican…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-55-1

The continuing professional training provided for by Article L. 422-10-1 is a professional obligation which ensures that each industrial property attorney registered on the list provided for in Articl…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-6

Any person whose identity is recorded in the file is informed of this by the judicial authority, either by notification in person, or by registered letter sent to the last declared address, or, failin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-37-5

The administrative composition procedure is definitively interrupted : 1° If the person to whom it has been proposed refuses or fails to make a decision within the time limit set in article R. 621-37-…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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