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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…e following offences:1° Acts of terrorism mentioned in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code;2° Offences relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

…hen the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban on entry;2° When he himself has issued the expulsion decision to which the foreign national is subject ; howe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

I. - For foreign issuers, the market on which the highest volume of securities is traded is determined on the basis of an annual average of the number of securities traded on 31 December of the previo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article R751-1

…Their three-year term of office is renewable once. It ends as soon as their elected office ceases;2° On the respective proposals of the Paris Council, the Mayor of Paris and the Ile-de-France Region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article R1432-55

…ses a breakdown of expenditure by type, in four envelopes devoted respectively to: 1° Staff costs ; 2° Other operating expenditure 3° Capital expenditure 4° Intervention expenditure. The amount of eac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-3

…The team includes at least one state-qualified nursery nurse for every four state-qualified nurses;2° One nursery assistant or auxiliary nurse for every four open beds;3° A masseur-physiotherapist se…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-5

…ubscription of units or shares of UCITS have been received and that all cash has been accounted for;2° Generally ensures that the Fund's cash flows are properly monitored.II. - The custodian entrusted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article R775-18

…the words: "conditions provided for" are replaced by the words: "same conditions as those required";2° In the first paragraph of article R. 532-8-2, the words "information provided for" are replaced b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership

Article D7121-42

…e party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which employ seconded employees mentioned in 2° of article D. 7121-29 may be exempted from the obligations set out in this section if they can pr…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 3: Filings attached to the National Register of Companies

Article R123-251

…n economic activity concluded under the conditions set out in Chapter VII of Title II of this book; 2° At the time of his application for registration, a certificate of delivery of the information giv…

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