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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R773-41

I. - In application of 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, articles R. 562-1 to R. 562-9 are applicable by operation of law in…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2143-1

For the application of this chapter: 1° Where the embryo or embryos referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 2143-1 have been conceived as a result of a sperm donation, an oocyte donation or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

Where the candidate for registration holds a chartered accountancy diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the conditions set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

An intern suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

…logical medical" are replaced by the words: "medically assisted procreation". G.-In article R. 2131-26, the words: "multidisciplinary clinical-biological medical" are deleted. H.- In article R. 2131-2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…conditions provided for in IX of Article 60 of Law No. 2018-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020:- that mentioned in I of Article 59 of Law no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003 on finance for 200…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…er 2021 R. 2123-22-1 to R. 2123-22-3 Decree no. 2005-235 of 14 March 2005 D. 2123-22-4-A Decree no. 2020-948 of 30 July 2020 D. 2123-22-4 Decree no. 2007-808 of 11 May 2007 D. 2123-22-6 Decree no. 202…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-26 : 1° Classification, labels and aid, as well as, where applic…

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