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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4351-2

As part of the procedures and activities provided for in articles R. 4351-2-1 to R. 4351-2-3 which they perform, medical electroradiology manipulators are authorised to carry out the following activit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe 8-2

PROFESSIONAL RULES PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE 54-1-II OF THE DECREE OF 27 DECEMBER 1985 AMENDEDSummary Preamble.Title I.. - Definitions.1. 1. Judicial administrator.1. 2. Of the mandataire judiciaire à l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-20

…ate name, business address or registered office address and registration number of their principal; 2° In the case of an intermediary covered by 2° of the first paragraph of Article R. 519-4, the name…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…ll apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2021-684 of 28 May 2021; II. - In Articles R. 1333-12, R. 1333-19, R. 1333-20, R. 1333-21, R. 1333-3…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-22-1

…rielle shall ensure the publication, in the manner mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 612-21 : 1° Of the mention of the registration of the unitary effect and the effective date of the Eur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29

I. - As part of the investigations provided for in Article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995, in Articles L. 114-1, L. 114-2, L. 211-11-1, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-19

May be naturalised without a probationary period condition: 1° (Paragraph repealed); 2° (Paragraph repealed); 3° (Paragraph repealed); 4°A foreigner who has actually performed military services in a u…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Special provisions relating to general insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L191-2

…se départements, where the insurance relates either to buildings or to buildings and their contents;2° Where the insurance relates to vehicles of any kind registered in these départements;3° If the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-2

…iology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, the provisions of Articles L. 6211-10, L. 6211-19 and L. 6212-3 are applicable only to laboratories on the list provided for in II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Assumption of commissions payable by beneficiaries of loan guarantees (R)

Article R1511-24

…ts define: 1° The nature of the transactions and the categories of borrowers eligible for this aid; 2° The rates at which commissions are covered, up to the ceiling mentioned in Article R. 1511-25 ; 3…

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