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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Clarifying the encrypted data needed to establish the truth

Article 230-4

Decisions taken pursuant to this chapter shall not be of a judicial nature and shall not be subject to appeal.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-2

…olving the human person may be carried out :- if it is not based on the latest scientific knowledge and on sufficient pre-clinical experimentation ;- if the foreseeable risk incurred by the persons wh…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Apprenticeship agreements with legal entities governed by public law

Article D6271-2

…pprentice. It must specify 1° The duration of the reception period ; 2° The purpose of the training and the qualification or diploma being prepared by the apprentice; 3° The nature of the tasks entrus…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Lending of labour on the basis of Article L. 8241-3

Article R8241-2

I.-A secondment agreement is signed between the lending company and the user company. This agreement specifies the identity and qualifications of the employee concerned and the method for determining…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R712-22-2

The draft primary or amending budgets of the territorial chambers of commerce and industry are sent to the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry at least 15 days before the genera…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-2

…registration number;d) The engine number if the vehicle is not subject to registration;e) The start and end dates of validity.By way of derogation from the second paragraph, the certificate issued to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-22-2

Preimplantation diagnosis includes the following activities: 1° Cell sampling from the embryo obtained by in vitro fertilisation ; 2° Cytogenetic tests, including molecular tests, on the embryonic cel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-2

…ecine by the multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre together with a dossier complying with a standard dossier, the content of which is defined by decision of the Director General of the Agence de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-2

I.-The request to delimit or modify the zones defined in articles L. 3132-25 and L. 3132-25-1 is made by the mayor or, after consultation with the mayors concerned, by the president of the public esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-7-2

…o the shares of companies that have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union and whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market established or operating in a Member…

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