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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D513-11-3

Faeces are collected on the premises of the establishment or body referred to in Article L. 513-11-1. By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the collection of faeces may, in the context of res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-3-1

I.-When a reasoned request is made to this end, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall send, by any means, the report mentioned in Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-177-3

I.-Any site authorised to provide medical and rehabilitation care comprises one or more multidisciplinary teams, each of which must comply with the specific provisions for each category defined in thi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-1-3

As long as no heir covered by the mandate has accepted the succession, the mandatary only has the powers granted to the successor in Article 784.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-1

Pursuant to I of Article L. 214-24-1, the marketing with passport, in France, by an authorised manager established in a third country for which France is the reference Member State, of units or shares…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-3

I.-In order to verify compliance with the conditions mentioned in Article R. 2141-1-1, the Agence de la biomédecine shall compile a technical file specifying : 1° The characterisation or nature of the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-3-1

Each year, the insurance undertakings, provident institutions and associations referred to in I of article L. 132-9-3 publish the number and outstanding value of unpaid contracts, each in respect of i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article D561-34-1

I.-The transmission of information pursuant to the provisions of I of Article L. 561-28 and Articles L. 561-29-1 and L. 561-31 shall be signed by the Director, his deputy or department staff specially…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article 10-3

If the civil party does not understand the French language, he or she is entitled, at his or her request, to the assistance of an interpreter and to the translation, into a language that he or she und…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 696-111 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, when they relate to offences provided for in this Code, the alerts provided for in Article 24 of Council Regulat…

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