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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5221-19

…mity ; 3° The EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system; 4° EC type examination ; 5° EC verification ; 6° EC declaration of conformity, production quality assurance.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-6

The members of the sports agents' commission, as well as the sports agents' representative and the other persons mentioned in article R. 222-5: 1° Are bound by confidentiality with regard to the infor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-6

In the branches concerning exclusively agricultural activities mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 722-1 and in 2° of article L. 722-20 of the rural and maritime fishing code, the threshold set in 3°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1

Under the conditions laid down in Chapter I of Title VI of Book III of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the National Agricultural Risk Management Fund contributes to the development of insu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable if the foreign national is not placed under house arrest or in detention

Article L614-4

Where the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory taken pursuant to 3°, 5° or 6° of article L. 611-1 is accompanied by a deadline for voluntary departure, the matter shall be referre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Application for suspension of removal until expiry of the time limit for appeal or in the event of an appeal to the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Asylum Court)

Article L752-12

…constitutes a serious threat to public order, public security or State security, as referred to in 5° of article L. 531-27.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-9

When submitting the application for planning permission for the structure that is the subject of the application for approval of a sports arena subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-5 and L. 31…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-7

The assets of the fonds de garantie universelle des risques locatifs, with the exception of those mentioned in 4° of article R. 426-5, are either held in an account with an approved credit institution…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Provisions specific to the communes of Marseille and Lyon

Article L2513-6

The contribution of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis mentioned in Article L. 2513-5 is equal, pro rata to the number of inhabitants served, to the difference between the contribution called in 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Residence conditions.

Article R1112-45

With the exception of minors subject to parental authority and subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5, hospitalised patients may request that no information be given concerning their presence…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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