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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The respective powers of the sentence enforcement judge, the other instructing magistrates and the director of the prison integration and probation service

Article D577

The sentence enforcement judge, the public prosecutor and the other instructing magistrates communicate, where appropriate, for each case referred to the service, specific instructions relating to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-2

The valuation of items pledged by borrowers is carried out by judicial auctioneers, who are appointed for a renewable term of three years by the director of each municipal credit union.Before making t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R6332-7

When it is established that a skills operator no longer meets the conditions for approval set out in article R. 6332-4, the Minister responsible for vocational training will send it a formal notice st…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mission of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-2

For the purposes of article R. 6311-1, emergency medical assistance services :1° Provide a permanent medical listening service ;2° Determine and activate, as quickly as possible, the response best sui…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-3

The compensation body intervenes within two months of the date on which the injured party submits a claim for compensation. It will cease to intervene if, within this two-month period, the insurance u…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

From the day on which the application is filed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new cl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-8

The organiser of the sporting event or competition must authorise one or more of his agents or representatives with the appropriate technical and legal skills to: 1° Process the data contained in the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-90

To obtain the agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-89, the reservist employee shall submit his request in writing to his employer, indicating the date and duration of the planned absence. In the abs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-5-1

In each health territory, the regional health agency organises a response system for psychiatric emergencies in conjunction with the emergency medical services, the departmental and territorial fire a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 requiring express authorisation involving the products mentioned in Articles L. 1125-1 to L. 1125-3

Article R1125-8

The application for authorisation relating to the research mentioned in 1° of Article L. 1121-1 concerning the products mentioned in Article R. 1125-7 is sent to the Director General of the Agence nat…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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