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Showing 48114820 of 66696 articles for Art. L 146-1 · Cass. com. 3 December 1991 · Cass. soc. 19 June 2013

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-31

In addition to the teams provided for in article D. 6124-177-3, the multidisciplinary team includes: 1° At least one physiotherapist; 2° At least one dietician; 3° At least one psychologist.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by the trade mark

Article L713-3-2

Subject to the application of the provisions of Article L. 716-4-4, the introduction into the national territory, in the course of trade, of goods, without their being put into free circulation there,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3a: Investigation assistants

Article R15-17-3

Investigation assistants may only take up their duties after taking an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their department or unit of assignment or the location of their training…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to set up within a reference area

Article R761-12-3

The period for examining the application for authorisation is three months. It runs from the date of the discharge or the notice of receipt or the electronic acknowledgement of receipt provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article L751-1

This chapter determines the measures applicable to foreign nationals who are the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the Euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-2-3

The Conseil national de l'ordre may organise the grouping of departmental or interdepartmental councils by a decision taken at a plenary session, in the following situations: 1° Operational difficulti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-1

To practise the sporting activities mentioned in articles A. 322-42 and A. 322-64, the operator of an establishment that organises one of these activities must ask the participant to either: 1° To att…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34-1

Voters voting electronically are identified by means of an identifier and a password sent to each voter in a way that guarantees confidentiality. The identifier and password are transmitted by two dif…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-3-2

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-3

The operators of online platforms referred to in Article L. 111-7 of this code and persons providing non-number-based interpersonal communications services within the meaning of 6° quater of Article L…

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