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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-71

Any request to make information available shall be the subject of a report by the judicial police officer indicating the recipient of the request and the nature of the information requested. In the ca…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Managing Director

Article L1432-2

…This information is made public.As authorising officer, he prepares and implements the Agency's budget. It approves the financial accounts.It draws up the regional health plan referred to in article L…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to transfers of portfolios of insurance contracts

Article R311-13

…able to the candidates for transfer the information mentioned in I of Article R. 612-31-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The person mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° or 6° of Article L. 311-1 shall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Artist authors.

Article L6331-65

…nefit of artists defined in Article L. 382-1 of the Social Security Code, the following is created: 1° An annual contribution from artists based on the income defined in article L. 382-3 of the same c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-2

…documents and information mentioned in Article R. 621-1, the request to initiate proceedings shall set out the evidence demonstrating that the draft plan meets the conditions set out in the second par…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-2

The Sanctions Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency comprises ten members appointed by decree: 1° Four members of the administrative and judicial courts: a) Two members of the Conseil d'Etat, inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-7

…2. The judgments referred to in article L. 3253-12 include any equivalent decision taken by the competent foreign authority. The institutions mentioned in article L. 3253-14 are subrogated to the righ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-36-1

The State representative may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the master plan for water development and management to bring it into line with the provisions of articles L. 212-1 an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-3

…duction of the long-stay visa mentioned in the same article, grant the following residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student" provided for in article L. 422-1; 2°…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-14

…decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property.It shall include:1° The identity of the opposing party, together with such particulars as may establish the existence…

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