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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-35

Medical continuity of care is ensured by a doctor specialising in cardiovascular medicine. At least one nurse is permanently present in the rehabilitation rooms alongside patients. A doctor specialisi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 1000

Wills made in a foreign country may not be executed on property situated in France until they have been registered at the office of the testator's domicile, if he has retained one, otherwise at the of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Professional elections.

Article 1007

…red to the clerk's office that he is representing a party, the notification provided for in Article 1005 or to Article 1006 may be made to that lawyer, where appropriate, by notification between lawye…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R2362-17

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the Commercial Code, by the company, subsidiary or establishment concerned by the merger to certify that the arrangeme…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-17

…ion to defend and assist the individual or to defend individual and collective rights and freedoms, may, in respect of acts committed by any natural or legal person as part of a movement or organisati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other formalities.

Article L1221-17

In addition to the pre-employment declaration provided for in Article L. 1221-10, a pre-employment declaration must be made :1° When an establishment, having ceased to employ staff for at least six mo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-10

…annexed thereto comply with the requirements of the laws and regulations in force; 2° That the mark may not be validly registered pursuant to 1° to 10° of Article L. 711-2; 3° That, where applicable,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D48-9

…ns, including custodial sentences, which the issuing State authorises the executing State to apply; 9° Where appropriate, other relevant circumstances of the case; 10° The signature of the competent i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III : Transcription and entry of decisions in civil status registers

Article 1056

…in the civil status registers must state the forenames and surnames of the parties and, as the case may be, the place where the transcription is to be made or the places and dates of the records in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Publication of notices relating to the European Company

Article R123-171-1

…Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE) of 8 October 2001, in the event of the registration and deletion of a European Company, shall be drawn up…

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