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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-7-2

…ions classified as severe for patients with long-term conditions with regard to functional, sensory and cerebral impairments and the level of pain felt, as referred to in article D. 1172-3 1. Locomoto…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-5

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-6

…ned in article L. 512-5 are also for residential use, checks may only be carried out between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and, if the occupant objects, with the authorisation of the liberty and custody judge of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Access to premises and means of transport

Article L512-7

Where the establishment of proof of the offence or breach depends on it and it cannot be established otherwise, authorised agents may only decline their capacity when they inform the person being insp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-67

…l years.The following persons may not be appointed as auditors of a company governed by this section1° The founders and directors, members of the supervisory board or members of the management board o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-222-2

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies determines whether the legal unit belongs to the social and solidarity economy pursuant to 1° of II of Article 1 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-234-2

The Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques is authorised to verify and, if necessary, correct the address of establishments on the basis of geographical references. It may suppl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article R212-31

…academic region:-alone, in the case of a speciality created by the ministers responsible for youth and sport ;-jointly with the competent authorities of the ministries concerned in the case of a join…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R2123-22-2

…of the Town Council may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling outside the territory of the municipality to tak…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-25-2

…r which a trader, or any person holding himself out or acting as a trader, provides digital content and a digital service to a consumer, and the consumer pays a price or obtains any other benefit inst…

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