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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-3

Provisions relating to business ceded to an insurance or reinsurance undertaking whose head office is in France or in another Member State or other State party to the Agreement on the European Economi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3-3

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Criminal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the public prosecutor may deci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Advice centres for the validation of prior learning

Article D6111-8

The regions organise the publication and transmission of the list and contact details of the centres providing advice on the validation of prior learning mentioned in I of article L. 6111-3 to the nat…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article D3334-3-3

The fees for managing the sums invested in the collective retirement savings plan after a beneficiary has left the company, as mentioned in article L. 3334-7, may not exceed an annual amount of 20 eur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-3

The grants from the investment aid fund provided for in article L. 1424-36-1 are distributed each year between the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services and the commune of Marseille on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-6

The procedures for applying this Title, and in particular: 1° The procedures for filing and updating the declarations provided for in Article L. 5211-3-1 ; 2° The procedures for issuing medical device…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-3-3

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 821-12-5 of this code and in I of article L. 631-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the staff of the High Council, as well as all natural or leg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-39

The person to whom a penal composition is proposed may ask to be given a period of ten days before making known his decision after having, if necessary, been assisted by a lawyer. If they request this…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-3

I.-Where the performer has transferred all or part of his rights on an exclusive basis, he may, in the absence of any exploitation of his performance, terminate ipso jure the transfer of all or part o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Postponement of transfer

Article R751-6

The provisions of articles R. 732-6, R. 733-1, R. 733-3 and R. 733-5 to R. 733-13 are applicable to foreign nationals assigned to residence pursuant to article L. 751-6.

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