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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-6

…affixed to the new outer packaging referred to in Article R. 5132-42-4, shall bear the following information, written in such a way as to be easily legible, clearly understandable and indelible: 1° T…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-36

…any shares, if it is drawn up by private agreement, or a copy of this deed if it is drawn up in the form of a notarised deed, is filed with the Trade and Companies Register in which the company is reg…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-2

…ween the parents and the child, the contribution to the child's maintenance and education takes the form of maintenance paid, as appropriate, by one of the parents to the other, or to the person to wh…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure in the event of medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions or nosocomial infections

Article L1142-5

In each region, one or more conciliation and compensation commissions are responsible for facilitating the amicable settlement of disputes relating to medical accidents, iatrogenic conditions and noso…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-15

…l give its reasoned opinion on the extradition request. It shall give its opinion, unless further information has been ordered, within one month of the appearance before it of the person claimed. This…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-127

Candidates for the specific part of the third-degree state diploma in sports education must pass the following tests: A. - Organisation, management and responsible teaching of at least two national tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to medical auxiliaries.

Article L4381-1-1

…of Quebec grants the right to practise their profession on its territory to holders of evidence of formal qualifications allowing them to practise in France the professions referred to in this book a…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-46

…son, his surname, forenames, profession and domicile; if the applicant is a legal person, its name, form, registered office and the body representing it;2° The subject of the appeal.Where the statemen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Trainee foreign nationals

Article R426-19

The placement agreement is concluded between the trainee, the training establishment or the employer established abroad and the host company in France or the training organisation mentioned in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-1

Individual operational preparation for employment enables a jobseeker or an employee recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or under a fi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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