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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-3

The commercial chamber is composed of a member of the judicial court, the president, two elected assessors and a court clerk. The assessors are elected under the conditions set out in articles L. 723-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers and organisation for the protection of copyright and related rights

Article L331-15

The member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in paragraph 1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Social dialogue.

Article L2

The Government submits draft legislative and regulatory texts drawn up in the field defined by Article L. 1, in the light of the results of the consultation and negotiation procedure, to the National…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Search for an assignment.

Article R6152-50-7

Practitioners placed on compulsory lay-off pursuant to the fifth paragraph of article L. 6152-5-2 may benefit from the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 5424-1 of the Labour Code under th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13

The shared medical record referred to in article L. 1111-14 is integrated into the digital health space, of which it is one of the components.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-15

The costs resulting from the implementation of the measures provided for in article L. 521-14 shall be borne by operators designated by decree.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R*412-7

If it is found that the approved organisation no longer meets the conditions set out in article R. 412-2, the Minister responsible for tourism may suspend the approval for a maximum of one year, by me…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-1

When brought before the criminal courts, a civil action relating to an offence that constitutes an act of terrorism may only have as its object the initiation of public proceedings or the support of s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-30-1

Where the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 99-2 is applied to narcotic substances seized in the course of the proceedings, the investigating judge must retain a sample of these products i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-2

The civil court with jurisdiction pursuant to article L. 217-6 of the Code de l'organisation judiciaire may conduct or arrange for the conduct of any useful hearings and investigations, without being…

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