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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

…elected office, religious beliefs, physical appearance, surname, place of residence or bank account details, or by reason of state of health, loss of autonomy or disability, their ability to express t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 502

…y whether it concerns all or some of the offences. If the declaration does not contain any of these details, the appeal is considered to relate to the entire decision. An accused person who has limite…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-7

At the end of the first period of psychiatric care ordered in application of the second paragraph of article L. 3212-4, the care may be continued by the director of the establishment for periods of on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3512-7

I.-Each year, manufacturers, importers and distributors of tobacco products, as well as companies, professional organisations or associations representing them, submit a report to the Minister for Hea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-20

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may, for internal modelling purposes, refer to a time horizon or use a risk measure other than those provided for in Article R. 352-2, provided that the results…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative police measures

Article R521-2

…art of the measure, or take the form of a press release informing the public of the reasons for and details of the measure. The dissemination or posting may be accompanied by a message to raise public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-7

…tory within two months of receipt. He shall inform the Agency without delay and provide it with all details of the alleged illegalities. He may include in his appeal an application for a stay of execu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-59

…ect and its prospects for economic development ; 2° An accounting and financial file containing the details of the annual calculation of the amount of research and development expenditure, the net pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-9

…wo paragraphs, the credit institution shall ensure that this information matches the identification details available to it, in particular the account number, surname, first names, date and place of b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-14

…for early repayment.The management report or the activity report of these bodies includes specific details of the loans taken out during the previous financial year.

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