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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conformity assessment with internal production control, also known as the "EC self-certification" procedure

Article R4313-20

The internal production control procedure is the procedure whereby the manufacturer ensures that machinery or personal protective equipment satisfies the relevant technical rules of the applicable ann…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conformity assessment with internal production control, also known as the "EC self-certification" procedure

Article R4313-21

The manufacturer shall take the necessary measures to ensure, in the manufacturing process, that the machinery or personal protective equipment conforms to the machinery or personal protective equipme…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article R421-26

The administrative authority's decision on the application for a multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "talent-researcher passport" or "talent-researcher passport-mobility programme" provid…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-24

As soon as the filing provided for in Article R. 232-23 has been made, the clerk of the commercial court shall cause to be published in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales a not…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R524-2

Within a period of eight days, on pain of nullity, the protective attachment is notified to the debtor by a bailiff's deed. Under penalty of nullity, this act shall contain 1° A copy of the court's au…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-204

Authorisation may only be granted if the holder has: 1° An on-site interventional sector; 2° On-site access, by agreement or, where applicable, as part of the shared medical project of the regional ho…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Limitation period and order

Article R5132-27

The provisions of articles R. 5132-74 to R. 5132-83 are applicable to the medicinal products mentioned in article R. 5132-1 and classified as narcotics.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Hyperbaric fitness certificate and hyperbaric prevention advisor certificate

Article R4461-27

I. - Only workers holding a certificate of aptitude for hyperbaric conditions issued following training provided in accordance with the conditions laid down in this section may work in hyperbaric envi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-2

The following constitutes an investment within the meaning of Article L. 151-3: 1° acquiring control, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code, of an entity governed by Fren…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-27

Penitentiary administration staff install and remove the device provided for in Article R. 544-7 of the Penitentiary Code, as well as monitoring compliance with the sentenced person's obligations, in…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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