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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17

The status of judicial police officer is granted by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior to peacekeepers who, pursuant to the article 20 (4° and 5°), have passed a t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-4

…s post-secondary course of study and who can justify:1° Diplomas, certificates or other evidence of formal qualifications entitling them to practise the profession in a Member State of the European Un…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article R6146-11

…lved in implementing nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care. The elected representatives form three colleges: 1° College of health managers ; 2° College of nursing, re-education and medico-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

…laid down for the companies mentioned in article L. 22-10-36, to credit institutions which take the form of a société anonyme, a société en commandite par actions, a société à responsabilité limitée o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability.

Article R526-13

…published in the month of their date at the request of the transferor, donor or contributor, in the form of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.This notice contains…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Training for sports professions

Article L211-3

The approved federations provide training and further training for referees and judges in their disciplines, under conditions defined by their respective statutes.The training of referees and judges i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Sections.

Article L1423-1-2

The Management Section is responsible for cases where the employee involved in the dispute falls into the following categories: 1° Engineers as well as employees who, even if they do not exercise comm…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Qualifications for succession.

Article 727-1

The declaration of unworthiness provided for in article 727 is pronounced after the opening of the succession by the judicial court at the request of another heir. The application must be made within…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-37

In application of 4° of article R. 212-10-13, the application for enrolment is sent by the training body to the regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion no later than the day on which th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-50

The panel will rule on the appeal, on the basis of the documents in the file and the observations presented orally by the parties, under the conditions laid down by Articles R. 532-42 and R. 532-43.Wh…

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