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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-1

I.-A notice of offence and a payment card, the model for which is set by order of the Minister of Justice, shall be given to the offender when the offence is recorded. The notice mentions the time lim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Worker information and training

Article R4453-17

The employer shall ensure that each worker likely to be exposed to a risk related to electromagnetic fields receives all necessary information and training in relation to the results of the risk asses…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 15: Hospitalisation at home activity

Article R6123-144

I.-The holder of the authorisation bearing the word "rehabilitation" organises the patient care provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 6123-143 either in-house or jointly under an agreement…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-17

Without prejudice to the notification to the parties of the judgment pronouncing a personal recovery without judicial liquidation, a notice thereof shall be sent for publication in the Bulletin offici…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-147

When the amount of a reserve account provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-146 is equal to the amortised amount of the shares or the corresponding class of shares, the amortised shares…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-14

In addition to the information provided for in articles L. 233-19, L. 233-23, L. 233-25 and by article R. 233-8, the notes to the financial statements include all material information that enables rea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Professional qualifications of personnel.

Article R2112-11

The doctor in charge of the departmental maternal and child protection service must be a permanent member of staff and meet the conditions set out in article R. 2112-9; he or she must also have at lea…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Addictovigilance

Article R5132-103

Any company or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or product mentioned in article R. 5132-98 must immediately report any serious case of pharmacodependence, abuse or misuse of this medicinal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R5421-1

Any doctor, dental surgeon, midwife or pharmacist who fails to comply with the obligation to report immediately any serious adverse reaction suspected to be due to a medicinal product or a product wit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-1

Mutual insurance companies other than those referred to in Sections VI and VII of this Chapter are not required to obtain the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 if the follo…

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