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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-41-1

…red to in Articles L. 561-36-4 and L. 634-1 that these authorities have received, where applicable; 3° The number of reports and suspicious transaction reports that they have received and forwarded to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-7

…hree months; 2° To declare any changes of address, within fifteen days at the latest of the change; 3° To declare any travel abroad fifteen days at the latest before the said travel; 4° If the person…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Patients in health care institutions

Article L1112-2

The quality of patient care is an essential objective for any healthcare establishment. It must regularly assess patient satisfaction, particularly with regard to reception and stay conditions. The re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-1

The territorial health professional community referred to in article L. 1434-12 is set up in the form of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 or, if its registered office is located in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1526-7

For the application of Article L. 1142-14 in Wallis and Futuna, the first paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: Where the Commission considers that the sponsor is liable for damage covere…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-27

…g-up proceedings:1° Real estate ;2° A ship or aircraft subject to registration in a public register;3° Financial instruments whose existence or transfer requires registration in an account;The validit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-21

…ions for its renewal;2° A period for termination and a period of notice in the event of non-renewal;3° The conditions for determining the programming fee;4° Provisions to ensure the protection of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-14

1. Knowingly infringing the rights of the owner of a patent, as defined in Articles L. 613-3 to L. 613-6, shall be punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. When the offence…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The preliminary conciliation attempt

Article 822

The claimant and the judicial conciliator are notified by any means of the judge's decision. A copy of the request is sent to the conciliator. The judicial conciliator shall proceed with the conciliat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 D

…the buildings, residential homes and accommodation and social reintegration centres referred to in 3° and 4° of IV of article

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