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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article D473

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 341-20 du code pénitentiaire, l'agrément des visiteurs de prison est retiré par le directeur régional des services pénitentiaires soit d'office, soi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-17

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Articles 21-18, 21-19 and 21-20, naturalisation may only be granted to a foreigner who can prove habitual residence in France for the five years preceding the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-49

In application of article L. 1233-69 of this code, the skills operators finance 20% of the total educational cost of each of the training courses provided for in article L. 1233-65, with the exception…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article R732-4

The provisions of articles R. 722-7, R. 722-10, R. 722-18 to R. 722-20 and R. 724-1 to R. 724-21 are applicable to the elected judges of the mixed commercial courts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Staff representation-Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R2624-1

For the application in Mayotte of article R. 2315-20, the words: "at the rate of the second class railway fare" are replaced by the words: "at the rate shown in article 6B of appendix 4 of the general…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-2

The preparation of veterinary medicinal products not falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, excluding extemporaneous preparations, is carried out by a qualified person…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D744-6

…icable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 213-1 to D. 213-3, D. 213-5 to D. 213-7n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 213-8n° 2019-1097 of 28 October 2019D. 213-9n° 2016-707 of 30 May 2016D. 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L463-1

…ble: ARTICLES APPLICABLE IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 425-1 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2022-456 of 30 March 2022 on the creation of a declaration system in the field of aviation safety an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-2

…al director of public finance sends his report to the public prosecutor by the first working day of March at the latest. The public prosecutor's report is made public before the last working day of Ju…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-4

…s assistance in the exercise of their powers in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 203 of the Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia.

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