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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-6)

Article Annexe 3-2-3

…nch Commercial Code and declares that he/she is aware of the following provisions of article R. 321-18 applicable in this case:Subject to the provisions of article R. 321-65, no person may conduct vol…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…by the provisions transposing Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 March 2002 relating to the type-approval of two or three-wheel motor vehicles, excluding machiner…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…tis C virus, this investigation is carried out under the conditions laid down in article 102 of law no. 2002-303 of 4 March 2002 on patients' rights and the quality of the healthcare system. It carrie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mutual guarantee companies.

Article L126-1

The rules for the creation of mutual guarantee companies between traders, industrialists, manufacturers, craftsmen, commercial companies, members of the liberal professions, owners of real estate or r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R782-27

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article R783-27

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-14-1

…in article L. 821-1 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 35 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte".

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-48

…eign sales undertakings for 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for 2018, 2019 and 2020, without prejudice to the application of the formula provided for in article 721-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-12

The practitioner who meets the criteria mentioned in Article R. 2142-11 for carrying out the biological activities of preserving embryos with a view to their reception and implementation, mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-17-1

…ponds to this request, in particular as part of the on-call service provided for in article R. 6312-18 : 1° Send a crew to the patient within the time limit set by the emergency medical assistance ser…

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