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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-5

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obtaining a speciality by a court-appointed administrator already on the list referred to in article L. 811-2

Article R811-28-5

A director providing evidence of at least four years' professional practice in the speciality applied for, attested by a knowledge control examination, may have the mention of that speciality entered…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Unit dispensing of medicinal products in dispensing pharmacies

Article R5132-42-5

…case where the number of units prescribed corresponds to the number of units appearing in an initial outer packaging that complies with the provisions of article R. 5121-138, when the pharmacist disp…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

The provisions of articles L. 213-5 and L. 213-6 of this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative penalties

Article L341-44-1

Failure by the lender to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles L. 313-30 to L. 313-32 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a le…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L2621-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I to Saint-Barthélemy:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Repu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4311-41-5

I.-An application for a European professional card, accompanied by supporting documents, must be submitted by a nurse to the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union or party to the…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable to self-employed workers.

Article L4535-1

Self-employed workers, as well as employers when they are directly involved in an activity on a building or civil engineering site, implement, with regard to other persons working on the site as well…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to insurance against the risks of invalidity or death

Article L133-1

Access to insurance against the risks of disability or death is guaranteed under the conditions set out in articles L. 1141-1 to L. 1141-3, L. 1141-5 and L. 1141-6 of the French Public Health Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to private educational establishments under contract with the State

Article L5134-128

Subsections 1 to 3 of this section apply to the private educational establishments mentioned in articles L. 442-5 and L. 442-12 of the Education Code and article L. 813-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fis…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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