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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Rules to be observed after the seizure report has been drawn up.

Article 333

1. Reports of customs offences are submitted to the Public Prosecutor, and defendants who are caught are brought before this magistrate. 2. To this end, the civil and military authorities are obliged…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-188

…te has the following equipment: 1° An emergency trolley for the treatment of patients requiring it; 2° Equipment for waste and effluent management in accordance with the provisions of article R. 1333-…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Commission responsible for applications for authorisation to practise from successful candidates in knowledge verification tests

Article D4111-12-1

Proof of a sufficient level of proficiency in the French language, as mentioned in I of article L. 4111-2, must be provided when registering for the knowledge verification tests mentioned in the secon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-9

…e of majority and must not be on national service leave, mobilised or seconded with or without pay; 2° Non-tenured employees of the Banque de France must have been recruited for at least one year befo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-8

…ducation diploma corresponding to level 6 of the national framework of professional qualifications ;2° Or 150 hours' vocational training in banking or payment services, taken :a) with a credit institu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: The full quality assurance system

Article R4313-52

…must provide all necessary information, in particular: 1° the documentation on the quality system; 2° the quality records provided for, on the one hand, in the part of the quality system devoted to d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Precautionary measures

Article R321-46

The formal notice issued by the Chairman of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente or, after proceedings have been brought before the Enforcement Committee, by the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee purs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Guadeloupe

Article L651-3

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision requiring him or her to leave French territory may accompany his or her appeal with a request to suspend it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Regional Voting Commission

Article R2122-48

…ition, consumption, labour and employment, one of whom acts as chairman and the other as secretary ;2° The representatives of the candidate trade union organisations at national and cross-industry lev…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L134-5

Under the conditions set out in articles L. 133-2 to L. 133-10-1, several groups of municipalities wishing to join together to promote tourism may set up a tourist office by joint decision of their de…

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