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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article R15-41-3

As soon as a decision to dismiss the case, acquit or acquit or a conviction that does not impose a confiscation order has become final, the public prosecutor of the court before which the investigatio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-4-1

…ng referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 3332-1-1, the approved body will issue a certificate, known as an "operating licence", to the persons who have taken it, in accordance with a standa…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R*421-74

…extract from the land register issued by the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the property is located, making it possible to establish the origin of ownership;2. A detailed description of the prop…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-4

Except in the case of cessation of activity, any amending declaration relating to the information in 1°, 3° or 4° of article A. 123-80-3 will result in the issue of a new card, after the card that has…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-4-1

…s or components, at least one of which is movable and which are joined together for a specific application; 2° An assembly referred to in 1° which is missing only components for connection to the site…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-4

I. - Every water bill includes an amount calculated on the basis of the volume actually consumed by the subscriber and may, in addition, include an amount calculated independently of this volume on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-4-1

…1° These funds must be returned by the credit institution to the holder in accordance with the applicable laws, regulations or contracts;2° These funds do not constitute the pledge or the guarantee of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-4

The following shall be inadmissible: 1° An application for a declaration of invalidity based on an earlier trade mark where the proprietor of the earlier registered trade mark does not establish, at t…

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

Article L3332-4-1

…of the Préfecture de Police or the Town Hall will immediately issue a receipt showing that the applicant holds a licence in the category requested.The operating licence referred to in 5° of article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-4-1

The agreement referred to in the third paragraph of article R. 6152-4 may be concluded for the implementation of a territorial solidarity scheme involving the allocation of compensation to full-time h…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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