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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-36

As soon as he is authorised pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 15-33-35, the mediator or the public prosecutor's delegate shall take the following oath before the judicial…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2181-3

The notification provided for in article R. 2181-1 shall state the reasons for the rejection of the application or tender. Where notification of rejection is given after the contract has been awarded,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-23

The personal data recorded in the processing is kept for a period of twenty-four months from the date of completion of the pathway to integration through economic activity, or from the date of collect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article R1173-3

Authorisation is renewed for the same period as that for which it was granted, when: 1° An assessment of the activity of the Maison Sport-Santé since the previous authorisation verifies that the speci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-31

The decisions of the general meetings of shareholders referred to in article R. 228-28 are published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires. This publication indicates the date on which the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-3

I.-The technical provisions mentioned in 2°, 2° bis and 4° of article R. 331-6 are constituted within the universal guarantee fund for rental risks. These provisions must be sufficient to ensure full…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-33

Notwithstanding article R. 5221-32, the validity of the work permit referred to in 2° of I of article R. 5221-3 is extended by one year if the foreign national is involuntarily unemployed on the date…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-3

The installations are designed and built in such a way that : 1° No dangerous active part is accessible to workers, except in premises and locations where there is a particular risk of electric shock,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Resale of second-hand in vitro diagnostic medical devices

Article R5222-18-2

The provisions of this section do not apply when : 1° The device is sold to a manufacturer of an in vitro diagnostic medical device, except where the latter expressly requests this from the reseller;…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advances

Article R2393-36

The provisions of Sections 1 to 3 of Chapter I shall apply to subcontractors subject to the specific provisions of this paragraph.

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