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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-16

When, in the context of cooperation with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union exercising powers similar to its own or with the European authorities mentioned in 9° of I of Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Membership

Article D7121-42

Undertakings established in another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which employ seconded employees mentioned in 2° of article…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

Any work carried out on the communal areas of a block of flats used in whole or in part for residential purposes, built before 1 January 1949, which is likely to cause a substantial deterioration in t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Universal legacies.

Article 1007

…notary. The will shall be opened if it is sealed. The civil law notary shall immediately draw up a report of the opening and condition of the will, specifying the circumstances of the deposit. In the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article R335-18

…t or related right. The destruction of the goods is recorded by two customs officers in an official report within the meaning of Article 334 of the Customs Code. The holder or declarant and the owner…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Determination of death prior to sampling and conditions for taking samples

Article R1232-3

…en the death certificate is drawn up for a person in persistent cardiac and respiratory arrest, the report shall indicate the results of the clinical findings and the date and time of the death certif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 812-3

Article R812-18-3

The trainee writes an internship report in which he or she describes the procedures in which he or she has participated and the actions he or she has taken, as well as an internship dissertation on an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 5: Operation of the adversarial expert appraisal.

Article R5127-23

…arded to the public prosecutor. The examining magistrate will provide the experts with the sampling reports as well as the laboratory report, medical prescriptions, invoices, consignment notes, accoun…

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

Article D2311-16

…Pursuant to article L. 2311-1-2, the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system submits an annual report to the municipal council or th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: State services made available

Article D6344-1

I. - The joint consultation committee referred to in Article LO 6345-3 comprises, in addition to the State representative and the President of the Territorial Council, eight members:1° Four members ap…

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