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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations.

Article D351-2

The Treasury's action for the detection of the offences referred to in Articles L. 351-2 and L. 351-3 is time-barred on expiry of the period provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 188 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: First and second category operations.

Article R4532-63

…address of the contractor; 2° The foreseeable changes in the number of people working on the site; 3° Where applicable, the name and position of the person responsible for supervising the execution o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Clinical investigations

Article R5211-37

The manufacturer who intends to have clinical investigations carried out in France to verify the performance of a medical device or to detect any undesirable side effects, or his authorised representa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral homes (R).

Article R2223-75

…for the deposit and removal of bodies and the practice of the conservation treatments mentioned in 3° of article L. 2223-19 and funeral grooming.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-22

…simplifiée" or "SELAS";2° A statement of the amount of its share capital and its registered office;3° A statement that it is registered with the ordre.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

An organisation mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may not apply Article L. 135-2 only after having: 1° Carried out diligent, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first parag…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 ter

…onfirmed, at the request of these administrative authorities, by administrative or judicial bodies; 3° interest and costs relating to claims which may be the subject of a request for assistance in acc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

…under the conditions set out in article R. 331-9 or, failing that, the referral to the federation; 3° The approximate number of spectators expected at the event; 4° The provisions for the safety and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-3

…mentioned in the first paragraph of this article; 2° The specific reception and support conditions; 3° The procedures for collecting, processing and exchanging information and personal data, including…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-31

…ication shall also indicate: 1° The company name and form of the company; 2° Its registered office; 3° The amount of its share capital; 4° The number of shares subject to the reverse split and the nom…

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