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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration of sworn freight brokers on the list of the Court of Appeal

Article R131-6

Honorary membership may be conferred on a sworn broker who has retired by resignation after twenty years of practising the profession. The decision is taken in the forms and according to the procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-61

Notwithstanding the provisions of article R. 1221-18, the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre may distribute and supply labile blood products which it alone has available to Armed Forces hospitals f…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-6

…t, and appointed by order of the Minister for Health on the recommendation of the Council Chairman, may also be appointed to assist the Council. They are heard as and when required.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Poison control centre.

Article D6431-60

…e Poison Control Centre participates in the emergency medical aid system provided for in article L. 6432-1. It may intervene, at the request of the Senior Administrator, executive of the Territory and…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis

I.-Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles 60 to 60-10, 61, 62, 63, 63 bis, 63 ter and 64, in order to establish customs offences, if the penalty incurred is equal to or gre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6

…ng either in exchanges of securities or in the allocation to shareholders of new equity securities, may sell, on the simple decision of the board of directors, the management board or the managers and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article L632-6

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 632-3 and L. 632-4, the grounds for the expulsion decision are reviewed every five years from the date of issue. The competent authority will take in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-5

The Eurojust Agency, acting through the national member or as a college, may:1° Inform the Public Prosecutor of offences of which it is aware and ask him to have an investigation carried out or prosec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Transit

Article 695-47

…s been residing lawfully uninterruptedly for at least five years on French territory, authorisation may be made subject to the condition that, after being heard, he or she is returned to French territ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Posting and distribution of union communications.

Article L2142-6

A company agreement may define the terms and conditions for disseminating trade union information using the digital tools available in the company. In the absence of an agreement, the trade union orga…

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