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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-9

I.-The competent local Bar Council will check that the articles of association and appendices of the interprofessional ambulatory care company comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions in…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to operate as a mobile business

Article R212-2

The application file for authorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment in the form of an itinerant activity includes, in addition to the approval or the application file for a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Canvassing in banking or financial matters

Article L353-5

The agents referred to in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record the offences referred to in articles L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 of this Code,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Individual justification for medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-53

No procedure involving exposure to ionising radiation may be performed without a prior written exchange of relevant clinical information between the applicant and the person performing the procedure.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Conditions for accreditation of practitioners performing pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2131-36

The practitioner approved for one of the activities mentioned in Article R. 2131-22-2 must be a doctor or pharmacist qualified in medical biology or must meet the conditions of practice laid down in A…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article R6523-23

The Comité de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelle is composed, in addition to the representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin and the President of the Co…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-1

The declaration with a view to losing French nationality may be made from the time the application to acquire foreign nationality is lodged and, at the latest, within one year of the date of that acqu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for financial assistance

Article 122-2

In support of their application, persons requesting financial assistance shall submit a file comprising: 1° A form containing the information required to examine the application; 2° The supporting doc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-113

Cinematographic works that have received aid for audiovisual production are not eligible for post-production aid unless the conditions set out in 2° of article…

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