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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Audioprosthetists.

Article L4361-2-1

The organisations issuing the training certificates send these certificates to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4361-2 in the form of certified information.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to sub-contracts

Article L2393-2

The provisions of section 1 apply to all sub-contracts. The provisions of section 2 apply to sub-contracts which have the nature of sub-contracts. The provisions of section 3 apply to sub-contracts th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-29

Authorised officers may carry out seizures without judicial authorisation in the case of flagrante delicto falsification or when they concern: 1° Products found to be falsified, corrupted or toxic; 2°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-7-2

Applications for guarantees are sent to the body referred to in article L. 432-2 , which examines them and submits them to the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur (Guarantees a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2 : Programme and estimated financial budget for the project

Article L2421-2

The programme drawn up by the project owner includes the following elements relating to the construction and use of the project:1° The objectives to be achieved by the project;2° The needs to be met b…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

For the application of 5° of Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-21

Notwithstanding Article L. 561-18, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c and in 12°, 12°a, 13°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 may, when acting for the same customer and in the same transaction or when…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financing continuing professional development

Article R4021-22

I.-The Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu (National Agency for Continuing Professional Development) contributes to the funding of continuing professional development initiatives w…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R937-10

The acts listed in tables 2 to 6 of the Annex 7-5 of Book VII give rise to the collection of a fee for services rendered by the revenue office set up at the registry of the Noumea court of first insta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-18

The amount of the sums entered in the automatic account for a cinematographic work may not exceed the difference between the production cost of the work plus 7% and external financing.The total amount…

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