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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4322-20

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the procedures for elections to the councils and disciplinary chambers of the Order of chiropodists are those laid down by the provisions of Ch…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products containing radionuclides.

Article R5121-143

…xpiry date; 3° The name and address of the manufacturer; 4° The international radioactivity symbol; 5° The total or unit quantity of radioactivity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company

Article R5125-24-4

The Conseil de l'ordre responsible will rule on the application for registration under the conditions set out in articles L. 4222-2 to L. 4222-5 and L. 4232-12. Reasons must be given for any decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Advisory Committee

Article R7124-20

…mental director responsible for employment, work and solidarity or his representative; 4° A doctor; 5° The Regional Director of Cultural Affairs or his/her representative, or, in Paris, a representati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Treatment of burn victims

Article R6123-115

…to carry out follow-up care and functional re-education and rehabilitation activities mentioned in 5° of article R. 6122-25, which have the resources to care for adult burn patients and child burn pa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-22

…reased as a result of the start of public works of national interest such as electrification works ;5° Communes which, during at least one of the previous three financial years, were allocated the urb…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-2

…rosecutor;4° A decision that the person is not criminally responsible on grounds of mental disorder;5° An indictment, where the investigating judge has ordered the decision to be entered in the ; in c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-2

The professional practice standard relating to the communication of internal control weaknesses, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: COMMUNICATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL WEAKNESSES Intro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-30-3

…and not party to the European Economic Area agreement. 3° Thirdly, creditors not mentioned in 4° or 5°; 4° Fourthly, unsecured creditors consisting solely of : a) Owners of an unstructured debt securi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-14

…Internal Security Code and articles 222-52,222-53,222-54,222-55,222-57 and 222-59 du code pénal) ; 5° Data and information relating to the persons mentioned in 3°, 4° and 5° of I and III of article R…

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