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Showing 16111620 of 39622 articles for Art. L. 144-9

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R721-9

…) provides the credit institutions concerned with all the information gathered pursuant to Articles L. 131-73 and L. 163-6, no later than the second business day following receipt of the information s…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-90

The 60% and 51% quotas mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-37 are met on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period mentioned in article L. 214-42. In the event…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Medicinal products requiring special monitoring during treatment.

Article R5121-95

The marketing authorisation, the early access authorisation pursuant to 1° of II of article L. 5121-12 or the compassionate access authorisation pursuant to II of article L. 5121-12-1 or the compassio…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-91

The company shall join the guarantee fund provided for in Article L. 814-3. It shall be incumbent on him to provide evidence of the insurance provided for in Article L. 814-4, meeting the conditions o…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-9

…e of a medical biology examination begun in France, the authorisation provided for in 3° of Article L. 6221-4 is granted provided that its operating conditions comply with the criteria defined by the…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-9

…lay a sign on their frontage in accordance with a model drawn up by the body referred to in article L. 141-2 and approved by order of the Minister responsible for tourism.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest as an alternative to detention

Article R743-9

…33-4 to R. 733-13 are applicable to foreign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 743-13.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Swearing in

Article D8113-9

Before taking up their duties, labour inspectors shall take the oath provided for in Article L. 8113-10 before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their first posting is located.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-9

In the absence of the Chairman and his alternate mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6431-2, the meetings are chaired by the oldest member belonging to the categories mentioned in 1°, 2° and…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-91

Activities taking place in a specific environment within the meaning of Article L. 212-7 are : 1° Skiing and its derivatives ; 2° Mountaineering ; 3° Underwater diving 4° Parachuting ; 5° Speleology.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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