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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

…icle 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well as the officers mentioned in 5° of article 706-25-9, may search the file using a secure electronic communication system on the ba…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-51

…0 and R. 4451-44 ; 4° The procedures for carrying out measurements pursuant to Article R. 4451-15 ; 5° The conditions for accreditation by the French Accreditation Committee or by any other body refer…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Repatriation cover

Article R822-1

If a foreign national subject to the obligation to guarantee repatriation is no longer able to produce the transport ticket or bank certificate referred to in article R. 313-5, the offence will be pun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-6

…wn, be used as evidence to establish the state of recidivism.The entries provided for in 1°, 2° and 5° of Article 706-25-4 shall be removed from the file in the event of a final decision to dismiss, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-7

…ual to 20 minutes;4° Three for a duration of more than 20 minutes and less than or equal to 2 hours;5° Two for a duration of more than 2 hours and less than or equal to 4 hours;6° One for a period of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

I. - For foreign issuers, the market on which the highest volume of securities is traded is determined on the basis of an annual average of the number of securities traded on 31 December of the previo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…exerçant une activité agricole au sens de l'article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime; 5° Natural persons, other than those mentioned in 1° to 4° above, established in France and carrying…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

…shment; 2° The sampling department; 3° The donation identification number; 4° The date of sampling; 5° The type of donation: a) Whether it consists of a single tissue or several tissues; b) Whether it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Export assignment contract.

Article L1236-7

Termination at the initiative of the employer of the export assignment contract provided for in Article L. 1223-5 is subject to the provisions of Chapter II relating to dismissal on personal grounds.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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