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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The adversarial process during the preliminary investigation

Article D15-6-3

…of II of Article 77-2 are not met, but he accepts this communication pursuant to I of this article; 4° Or he considers that the disclosure requested is likely to prejudice the effectiveness of the inv…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-5

COMPOSITION OF THE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS OF THE ANNEXED BUDGETS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 6145-6. UNALLOCATED ALLOCATION Expenditure GROUP 1 Operating expenses relating to personnel A 631: Taxes and simil…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la formation professionnelle (National Commission for Collective Bargaining, Employment and Vocational Training)

Article R2272-4

The full representatives of the local and regional authorities mentioned in 5° and 6° of II of article R. 2272-1 are appointed by the ministers responsible for employment and vocational training as fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-4

…f the calculation and control operations would be out of proportion to the results to be achieved ; 4° The nature or conditions of the exploitation make it impossible to apply the rule of proportional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General justification for categories of medical procedures using ionising radiation

Article R1333-47

…° Procedures involving pregnant women;3° Nuclear medicine procedures involving breast-feeding women;4° The most high-risk procedures, in particular those performed in the fields of radiotherapy, radio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-44

…sofar as they appear in the information, data and communication content provided for in Articles R. 40-43-1 and R. 40-43-2.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4431-4

The agreements provided for in article L. 4113-6 shall be submitted to the competent Conseil national de l'ordre for its opinion.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-4

…ry, applied arts, archaeology or plastic arts; 3° The first cycle diploma from the Ecole du Louvre; 4° The diploma of archivist palaeographer issued by the Ecole nationale des chartes; 5° The diploma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Waiver or limitation

Article R613-45

…by all of them;2° Be accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee;3° Cover only one patent;4° Be accompanied, if rights in rem, pledges or licences have been entered in the National Patent Re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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