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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Terms and conditions of self-employed practice.

Article R4322-71

The chiropodist shall indicate on his prescription forms and on his other professional documents: 1° His surname, forenames and professional postal and electronic address, telephone number and identif…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-5

The interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-630-3 focus mainly on : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination ; 2° Setting the date on which the contract wil…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-28

Housing finance companies are specialised credit institutions whose sole purpose is to grant or finance housing loans and to hold securities, exposures and deposits under conditions defined by decree…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Statement of claims.

Article R624-9

The statement of claims referred to in Article R. 624-8 is supplemented by: 1° Where the matter falls within the jurisdiction of another court, the decisions handed down by the competent court; 2° The…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 347

The President declares the debates closed. He may not summarise the pleas of the prosecution and the defence. He orders that the record of the proceedings be deposited in the hands of the clerk of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-4

A profit-sharing account has been set up. Its credit balance is allocated to : 1° The mathematical reserve by revaluation of guarantees, under conditions defined by order of the Minister for the Econo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The family council

Article 399

The guardianship judge appoints the members of the family council for the duration of the guardianship. The family council is made up of at least four members, including the guardian and the subrogate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Closure of debates and reading of questions

Article 353

Before the Assize Court retires, the President reads out the following instruction, which is also posted in large print in the most conspicuous place in the deliberation chamber: "Subject to the requi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Formation of the jury

Article 304

The President addressed the jurors, standing uncovered, as follows: "You swear and promise to examine with the most scrupulous attention the charges that will be brought against X....to betray neither…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-5

Persons who provide one or more of the services for identifying the owners of securities mentioned in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 publish on their website the fees associated with each type of ser…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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