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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-56

The external valuation expert, any member of a management body or any person who, in any capacity whatsoever, participates in the direction or management of an external valuation expert or who is empl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article A123-53

The chronological register provided for in Article R. 123-98 is kept using a computerised process. For the application of article R. 123-101-1, the Registrar shall certify the identity of the informat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of posting

Article R1263-5

The secondment declaration provided for in articles R. 1263-3 and R. 1263-4, the model for which is set by order of the Minister responsible for labour, must be completed in French before the secondme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: National master plan for blood transfusion organisation and regional blood transfusion organisation plans

Article R1222-50

…er for Defence. The opinions of the Regional Health Agency, the Minister for Health and, where applicable, the Minister for Defence are forwarded to the President of the Etablissement Français du Sang…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-5

…date of receipt by its addressee of the letter enabling the proportion provided for in each of the cases mentioned in Article D. 2411-3 to be reached. Subject to the time limits set out in the second…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-51

Home dispensing may be carried out by the pharmacist holding or managing the pharmacy after death, or by the pharmacist managing the mutual benefit pharmacy or a mining relief society, or by their ass…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of works

Article D332-5

In the case of international co-productions, payments made in execution of production association contracts may not exceed 50% of the participation provided by companies that are nationals of a Member…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article R522-5

Posting takes place in the places and for the duration indicated by the decision; it may not exceed two months.If the posters affixed are removed, concealed or defaced, they are posted again.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of security interests

Article R24-5

The documents attesting to the constitution and, where applicable, the publicity of the security shall be sent in triplicate, in original or copy, by the person under investigation to the clerk of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction of the summary proceedings panel

Article R1455-5

In all cases of urgency, the summary proceedings panel may, within the jurisdiction of the industrial tribunals, order any measures that are not seriously disputed or that are justified by the existen…

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