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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…nd that his request has been declared admissible, the judge shall by any means inform the person concerned and his lawyer, the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor and the head of the prison of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-6

…t out in 1° of article R. 2324-42. The other half of the staff hold a qualification or have experience in the field of early childhood, as defined by order of the Minister responsible for the family.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-33

…to practise medicine or dental surgery under the following conditions :1° He or she is offered a place by a public or private not-for-profit health establishment in order to undergo continuing educati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Categories of beneficiaries.

Article L5212-13

…scheme or the provisions governing public employees, provided that the invalidity of the persons concerned reduces their capacity to work or earn a living by at least two-thirds; 4° The beneficiaries…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L754-14

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 330-1 with the exception of 1° of I and L. 330 2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 330-3 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…joint management association or any subsequent amendments thereto; 2° Appointing the chairman and vice-chairman of the association in application of articles R. 2135-12 and R. 2135-13 ; 3° Adopting it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-2

…ompany of this collective investment scheme. Where no natural person has been identified in accordance with the criteria set out in the previous paragraph, and the person referred to in Article L. 561…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-18

…y the order convening the electorate provided for in article R. 713-6 and until the fortieth day preceding the last day of voting at 12 noon. "The declaration of candidacy shall state the surname, fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-2

…ons of articles L. 123-16 and L. 123-16-1 are not applicable:1° To the credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and to the payment ins…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

I.-The public prosecutor may decide to use the simplified ordonnance pénale procedure for the offences referred to in II of this article where it is clear from the criminal investigation that the char…

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