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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-4

…des the following information: 1° In the case of company start-ups: a) The name, surname, forenames and nationality of the person making the declaration in the case of natural persons, and the company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

…ionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article R. 2142-39; 2° Gathering, keeping and making accessible the information communicated to it relating to incidents and undesirable effec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-4

…An order of the regional prefect sets, by application of the rules defined in articles R. 4134-1 and R. 4134-3, the list of organisations of all kinds represented on the regional economic, social a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Formation of the company.

Article R210-4

The notice referred to in

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-4

The Articles of Association or the General Regulations shall lay down the conditions under which rightholders may grant licences to third parties for non-commercial uses of rights or categories of rig…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-4

In the event of an appeal, even if inadmissible, being lodged against an order provided for in the first paragraph of article 179, the Investigating Chamber shall rule within two months of the date on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-4

…ling company carried out operations covered by article L. 441-1, article L. 134-1, article L. 143-1 and article L. 144-2 of the Insurance Code, the assets allocated to these operations are allocated t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1208-4

The court hearing an application for a judicial declaration of parental abandonment shall rule in the same form and by the same judgment on the delegation of the exercise of parental authority.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Coordination with professional sectors, the public employment service and the public guidance service

Article L6121-4

…does so within the framework of an agreement concluded with the region, which specifies the purpose and terms and conditions. It may purchase or contribute to the purchase of training mentioned in I a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article L6327-4

Establishments authorised to provide home hospital care may participate in the operation of one or more support systems.

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