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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-51

…ised judicial police officers, seized in the context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well as the officers mentioned in 5° of arti…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-5

…manufacture of ice cream, at the point of production of the ice cream and in the finished product; 5° For water supplied from tanks, road tankers or tankers, at the point where it leaves the tank, ro…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information about accidents at work

Article R4121-5

…s surname, forenames and date of birth; 4° The date, time, place and circumstances of the accident; 5° The identity and contact details of any witnesses.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-51

…radioactive sources for which the employer shall have the inspections provided for in Articles R. 4451-40 to R. 4451-43 and the frequency of these checks; 2° The procedures and conditions for carrying…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Individual authorisation

Article R7124-5

…uneration; d) Holidays and rest periods; e) Health and safety ; f) protection of health and morals; 5° Whether arrangements have been made to ensure normal school attendance; 6° Whether the child's fa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary non-medical accommodation for pregnant women

Article R6111-55

In application of article L. 6111-1-5, the establishments holding an authorisation mentioned in 3° of article R. 6122-25 offer temporary non-medical accommodation to pregnant women who request it, in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article L811-5

…measures provided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book VI of this Code, in Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 relative au redressement et à la liquidation judiciaires des entreprises ou,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-5

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles L. 654-3 and L. 654-4 shall also incur the following additional penalties: 1° Disqualification from civic, civil and family rights, in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4221-15-5

…he decision of the competent regional or central council, or, in the case of VI of article R. 4221-15-4, of the national council, have not been fulfilled, the suspension of the person concerned is ext…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ry residence permit bearing the wording "student-mobility programme" provided for in article L. 422-5; 4° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for in art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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