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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-3

Where the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court refuses to issue a certificate of nationality, the person concerned may refer the matter to the judicial court, which will de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegation of parental authority

Article 377-3

The right to consent to the adoption of a minor is never delegated.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-3

All medicinal products are fitted with the tamper-evident device referred to in Article R. 5121-138-2. However, this device is not compulsory for medicinal products on the list set out in Annex I to C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-3

The data mentioned in article R. 1111-8-2 may only be referenced using the national health identifier by the professionals, establishments, services and organisations mentioned in article L. 1110-4 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of the employer referred to in 5° of Article L. 7124-1

Article R7124-19-3

…eed. As part of the examination of the application, the administrative authority defined in article R. 7124-1 may request that a copy of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record be issued. No authorisati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-6-3

I.-The person in charge of a facility referred to in I of Article R. 1333-6-1 shall define the acceptance specifications for substances entering the facility and the procedures for checking compliance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-9

…nising internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provided for in Articles R. 561-38-6 and R. 561-38-7, as well as the deadline and procedures for forwarding them to the super…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-37-2

…nt to the accused party in accordance with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article R. 621-38. It specifies that the addressee may obtain a copy of the documents in the case file from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31-1

…details and contact details of the persons authorised in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 561-23, the identification details of the customer, the type, reference and date of the transacti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-3

…e manufacturer is required to update the risk analysis and management system referred to in Article R. 5211-23-2 by analysing all elements relating to the medical devices he manufactures and taking ac…

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