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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6523-2-17

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, pursuant to article L. 6523-1-4, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 may be authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for voca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-17-1

The Conseil départemental de l'ordre will immediately notify the student and the midwife being replaced of the decision to authorise or refuse authorisation to practise. This notification may be made…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Simultaneous application of several penalties

Article 1729 A bis

…of at least €50,000 and the use of a fraudulent manoeuvre, within the meaning of b and c of Article 1729, may be published, unless these breaches have been the subject of a complaint for tax fraud by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

…llowing the end of the financial year.II. - When the UCITS is authorised under Regulation (EU) No 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on money market funds: 1° By w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-3

…tary, the management company and, where applicable, the sponsor referred to in IV of Article L. 214-175-1, the securitisation undertaking and its unitholders, debt security holders or shareholders mus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-17

The special investigative techniques mentioned in this section are implemented by the judicial police officer assigned by the investigating judge or requested by the public prosecutor or, under his re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17-1

When a conviction mentioned in Article 723-15 has not been enforced within three years of the date on which it became final, the sentenced person is summoned to appear before the sentence enforcement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 and R. 612-48, a patent application may only contain more than one independent claim of the same category (product, process, device…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-17-1

When the public prosecutor is in favour of granting a sentence adjustment measure requested by the sentenced person, he or she may address written submissions to the sentence enforcement judge asking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-17-1

In the companies and their establishments mentioned in 3° of article R. 5142-1, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge and the delegated pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) must provide proof of at lea…

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