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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article L121-10

The anonymity of the staff of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons responsible for examining asylum applications and conducting personal interviews with applicants is…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for intervention

Article R4451-103

…to the radiological emergency situation that has arisen and to the conditions of the intervention; 2° Benefits from personal protective equipment adapted to the nature of the intervention in a radiol…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R613-28

…repayment and the payment of interest or coupons are denominated in euros or in a single currency; 2° The minimum initial maturity of the security, debt claim, instrument or right is more than one ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…or chronic infections, in particular those associated with the shared use of injection equipment ; 2° To prevent acute intoxication, in particular fatal overdoses resulting from the use of drugs or t…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives.

Article L812-10

No one may use the title of judicial representative, other than for the mission entrusted to him or her under the first paragraph of II of Article L. 812-2, of III of that same article and of the seco…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-3

Any plant variety meeting the conditions of article L. 623-2 is defined by a name to which a description and a sample copy kept in a collection correspond.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-13

…24 to R. 24-12 are applicable to securities created by a legal entity pursuant to the provisions of 2° of Article 706-45.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2222-3

Repeated offences under articles R. 2222-1 and R. 2222-2 are punishable in accordance with article 132-11 of the French Penal Code.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Cooperation between contracting authorities

Article L2511-6

…t: 1° The implementation of this cooperation is based solely on considerations of general interest; 2° The contracting authorities concerned carry out on the competitive market less than 20% of the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4322-3

…actise the profession of chiropody as defined by : 1° Article R. 4322-1 of the Public Health Code ; 2° The reference framework of activities and skills defined by order of the Minister for Health.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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