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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article R15-17

…ng.A joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Interior sets the content of the training programme and the technical examination tests, as well as the proced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article R1527-1

Unless otherwise provided, for the application of the provisions of this Code to the Wallis and Futuna Islands :1° The reference to the territory replaces that of the region or department;2° The refer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-28-1

When the indicative values defined in article R. 1321-3-1 and the vigilance values defined in article R. 1321-15-1 are not met and the Prefect, on the report of the Director General of the Regional He…

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

Article R1111-8-1

…th identifier is the waiting identification number (NIA) mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 161-1 of the Social Security Code.II - Any other identifier may only be used to reference health…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-14

For the purposes of applying article L. 561-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code to life insurance or capitalisation contracts, where the insurance undertaking is unable to meet the obligations set ou…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Organisations approved for the collective management of the right to authorise the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article R328-1

…the measures it has taken or intends to take to guarantee equal treatment for all right holders, whether or not they are members of the organisation, as regards both the terms of the licence and the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Territorial mental health project

Article R3224-1

…heir ordinary living environment, in particular through the development of ambulatory organisation methods in the health, social and medico-social fields;2° Enables the structuring and coordination of…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The Managing Director

Article R6123-13

…mplements the decisions of the Board of Directors; 3° Prepares and implements the institution's budget; 4° Implements revenue and expenditure, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the intern…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-6

…of article appendix 4-7, the fee breaks down into:1° A main fee and a fixed fee for transmission, set according to a fixed fee schedule, the scale of which is progressive according to, on the one han…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Person responsible.

Article R1222-9-1

The person responsible for compliance, within the Etablissement Français du Sang, with the regulations relating to the quality and safety of blood products referred to in Article L. 1222-2 is responsi…

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