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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-10

Application for renewal of approval may be made by the beneficiary association under the same conditions as those laid down for its issue..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Renewal and transfer of approval

Article D1-12-11

The approval granted to an association may be transferred in the following cases: 1° In the event of a merger of one or more associations, at least one of which is approved as a victim support associa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Medical care and rehabilitation activities

Article R6123-125-1

The holder of an authorisation referred to in Article R. 6123-121, with the exception of an authorisation bearing the wording "multi-purpose", provides the following services in its area of competence…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Electronic voting.

Article D4233-12

The use of electronic Internet voting is organised in compliance with the fundamental principles governing electoral operations, access to the vote for all voters, the secrecy of the ballot, the free…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-5

A producer, when acting in a professional capacity, is the manufacturer of a finished product, the producer of a raw material, the manufacturer of a component part.Any person acting in a professional…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

Supplementary occupational pension funds may grant unsecured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Advertising

Article A743-12

I.-The services listed under numbers 116 to 136 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Service number the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 4: The appeal.

Article 1239-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of article 1239-1, an appeal against a deliberation of the family council is open to all its members and to the guardianship judge, regardless of their opinion at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Declaration of provision of services

Article R4112-12

An order by the Minister for Health sets out :1° The model form for the declaration and the declaration of partial practice as well as the list of supporting documents ;2° The information to be provid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-12-1

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