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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-21-1

Pursuant to articles L. 733-18 and L. 743-1 of the French Consumer Code, the cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is deemed to constitute regularisation of the incide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7124-12

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council is convened by its chairman when it receives a request for an opinion from the president of the Assembly of French Guyana. At the in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Physician or pharmacist assigned to a medical biology laboratory under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6213-7-1

…oned in 4° of Article L. 6213-2 who do not meet the conditions laid down in Article L. 6213-1 or in 1° of Article L. 6213-2 to practise as medical biologists. 6213-2 who do not meet the conditions lai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-56

The following shall also be declared in the application for registration:1° For companies resulting from a merger or demerger, the corporate name or denomination, legal form and registered office of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments authorised to retrieve tissues for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1242-7

Inspections carried out in application of articles L. 1421-1 and L. 5313-1 in establishments authorised to retrieve tissues are carried out at least every two years.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article R753-2

The provisions of articles R. 732-5, R. 733-1 and R. 733-2 are applicable to foreign asylum seekers placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 753-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles.

Article D1871-1

Article D. 1611-1 is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-1

…utor or on the basis of a rogatory commission from the examining magistrate, is composed as follows:1° The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation or his delegate chosen by him from among the Firs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

I. - Only the following may act as UCITS depositories: 1° The Banque de France ; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations ; 3° Credit institutions having their registered office in France; 4° Credit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-15

In the presence of the representatives of the lists of candidates, the technical assistance unit: 1° Carries out a test of the electronic voting system before the vote is opened and checks that the el…

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