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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-17

Eligible for the financial assistance provided for in Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-6

For the application of IV of Article L. 613-20-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall take into account, in the reasons for its decision on a consolidated basis, the opinions an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-121

…3° Draft packaging and package leaflet for the medicinal product as it will be marketed in France; 4° A declaration from the applicant stating that the original condition of the medicinal product wil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-263

…article R. 6123-198; 3° One or more nurses, including at least one state-qualified childcare nurse; 4° One or more psychologists; 5° One or more social workers; 6° Where necessary, one or more paediat…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-17

…College of the Haute Autorité de santé ; 3° The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine ; 4° The Director General of the French Accreditation Committee; 5° The Director General of the Union…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-50

…moyenne montagne; 3° College of administrative staff at the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme; 4° College of administrative staff at the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne; 5°…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Revision proceedings.

Article 595

An application for review may only be made for one of the following reasons: 1. If, after the judgment, it is revealed that the decision was surprised by the fraud of the party in whose favour it was…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Forfeiture of French nationality

Article 25

…f they have been convicted of failing to fulfil their obligations under the national service code ; 4° If he has engaged in acts for the benefit of a foreign State that are incompatible with being Fre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-10

Any person shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €9,000 if he or she: 1. Stating that subscriptions which he knows to be fictitious are genuine or declaring that funds which have n…

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