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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-39-3

When the chiropodist participates in a public information campaign of an educational, scientific or health nature, regardless of the means of dissemination, he or she shall use only confirmed data, sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Resale of second-hand medical devices

Article R5212-35-3

The certificate drawn up by the person responsible for the transfer of the second-hand medical device certifies that it has undergone regular maintenance in accordance with the provisions of article R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Direct access to specialised technical facilities

Article R6123-32-3

The conditions under which patients involved in the specialised activity referred to in article R. 6123-32-1 are referred to the establishment referred to in article R. 6123-32-2 and the conditions un…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3

In university hospital centres, the director appoints the vice-president in charge of research on presentation of a list of proposals drawn up jointly by the president of the Institut national de la s…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 345

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Supporting documents

Article R313-3

…concerned, are deemed to be authorised for the purposes of applying the provisions of 2° of article L. 311-1.The insurance policy taken out by the foreign national or by the host on his/her behalf mus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article R314-3

…an those mentioned in article R. 314-2, the annual percentage rate of charge referred to in article L. 314-3 is calculated in arrears, expressed per hundred monetary units, using the equivalence metho…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 381

The correctional court hears misdemeanours.Misdemeanours are offences punishable by law by imprisonment or a fine of at least €3,750..

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Stills

Article 310 bis

The State may repurchase, under conditions set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Industry (1), stills that were used for the production of raw spirits and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

…under the conditions provided for in article 1692. Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 16 C and L. 70 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, it is collected and controlled according to the s…

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