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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-4

…for a period of five years by the prefect of the département in which their registered office is located or, in Paris, by the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, by the Bouches…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-1

…iplomas attesting to a level of training corresponding to at least five years of study after the baccalauréat in legal disciplines, issued by:1° A public establishment of a scientific, cultural and pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Travelling distillers

Article 328

…ther district, it may be exchanged without any time limit (1). (1) See also livre des procédures fiscales, art. L. 24.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1711

Public officers who, under the terms of articles 1705 and 1706, have made, for the parties, the advance payment of registration duties or land registration tax may pursue payment in accordance with th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation

Article R2331-3

Representative trade union organisations may refer disputes relating to the appointment of employee representatives to the group works council to the judicial court at the registered office of the dom…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R952-2

For the application of Article L. 233-16, the words: "24,000,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "2,864,000,000 CFP francs" and the words: "48,000,000 euros" are replaced by the words: "5,728,000,00…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article R742-17

The judge shall determine the claims by ruling on any disputes referred to him pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 742-16. It pronounces the liquidation or closure due to insufficient assets. It…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-41

…nes the nomenclature of competitions that may be used to organise sports betting online and in physical distribution networks, which must be used to submit the information mentioned in the application…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-2

…all the powers conferred on the Public Prosecutor by this Code.The liberty and custody judge of the Paris judicial court then has jurisdiction to rule under the conditions set out in this code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-19

…c prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the convicted person's lawful habitual residence is located. Failing this, the public prosecutor at the Paris judicial court has jurisdiction. If the publ…

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