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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
e) Mechanical expertise

Article R120-1

Each expert is awarded, for a complete mechanical expert appraisal of one or more motor vehicles, ordered by a court sitting in Paris or in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis or Val-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-2

The qualifications and diplomas awarded on completion of a second cycle of higher education or of an equivalent level, provided for in 4° of article R. 811-7, which allow the completion of the profess…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R8252-5

…ting to the implementation of the provisions of article L. 8252-2. The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect will keep the Office informed of the measures taken with regard to the emp…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-2

…eil d'Etat, is submitted for validation to the mayor of the commune in which the accommodation is located or, in Paris, Lyon and Marseille, to the arrondissement mayor, acting as a public official.It…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-1-1

It is forbidden for any athlete to possess, or attempt to possess, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more prohibited substances or methods appearing on the list mentioned in the last par…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualified persons.

Article R221-2

…nce by the prefect of the département in which they are established. It is issued by the Prefect of Paris to persons residing abroad. The Prefect will inform the applicant of any missing documents wit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-11

The freezing order and the certificate issued by the judicial authority of the issuing State shall be transmitted, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 695-9-6, to the territorially…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-8

When a building in which a public house is located has been demolished or converted to a new use as a result of expropriation in the public interest, or when the building has been demolished by the ow…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article R632-9

The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L2531-17

…operation with its own tax status, the corresponding amounts are paid back to the "Société du Grand Paris" public establishment at the end of the collection period.

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