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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-34

…ate-stamp it. The request for legal action may also be made by a verbal statement taken by the director of the institution, who will draw up a report containing the information provided for in article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-3-3

I.-As an exception to the last two paragraphs of Article L. 450-3, for the purposes of investigating and establishing the offences and breaches provided for in Title II of this Book, access to data st…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones

Article R343-3

A natural person may only be entered on the list of ad hoc administrators provided for in article R. 343-2 only if he meets the following conditions:1° Be at least twenty-three and no more than sevent…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-38

The departments and units referred to in Article 695-9-31 may postpone their response if they are unable to provide the information requested within the time limit set pursuant to Article R. 49-37. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article R49-37

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 49-38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L775-37

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reducing exposure to materials containing significant concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides

Article R1333-37

…Health Agency or the Nuclear Safety Authority have evidence that a professional activity is likely to use naturally-occurring radioactive substances, the competent authority may ask the person respon…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-4

…the seller's interest, appearing in number 5 of the table mentioned in article A. 444-1 gives rise to the collection of a fee, payable by the seller, proportional to the figure of the last bid made b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Authorisation of training centres for hospital pharmacy assistants and approval of their directors

Article D4244-4

The application for approval of the director is submitted to the President of the Regional Council by the legal representative of the training centre, with a copy to the Director General of the Region…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-4

…fession of Chartered Accountant, legal entities or companies carrying out the transactions referred to in 1° and 2° of article L. 411-2 are not deemed to be making a public offer.

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