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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-30

The right of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the ter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Propaganda documents

Article R7343-36

…l court, on pain of inadmissibility, within ten days of the notification referred to in article R. 7343-35. It is lodged under the conditions laid down in articles 54 and 57 of the Code of Civil Proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-35

For the purposes of placing a custom-made medical device on the market, the manufacturer shall follow the procedure defined in Article R. 5211-51. The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-31

Enforcement officers take an oath to perform their duties in accordance with this Code. The oath is taken at the time of their first assignment to a control unit, in open court, before the president o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-39

…ssue of bonds. These commissaires are subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3. The statutory auditor(s) shall draw up, under their responsibility, a report on the value of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE ASSIGNED RESIDENCE

Article L731-3

…or that he/she is unable to return to his/her country of origin or to go to any other country, to remain temporarily in the territory by placing him/her under house arrest until there is a reasonable…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-38

…harge or against payment a PPE-SL that does not comply with the obligations laid down in article R. 322-29 ; 2° Make available second-hand PPE-SL that does not comply with article R. 322-37; 3° For an…

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

Article 312-17

…aid is set at €7,500;2° For concept aid for animation projects, the amount of aid is set at €10,000;3° For writing aid for fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at :a) For series projects: €30,00…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Preliminary provisions

Article R1143-3

The mediation commission referred to in article L. 1143-7 comprises, in addition to the mediator appointed by the judge, who chairs the commission, the following members, appointed by order of the jud…

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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 D6124-33-5

…team of a paediatric intensive care unit, whether multi-purpose or specialised, of mention 1, 2 or 3 of article R. 6123-34-2 comprises at least :1° One state-registered nurse for every four open beds…

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