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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-19

I.- Advance directives are kept in a way that makes them easily accessible to the doctor called upon to make a decision to limit or stop treatment as part of the collegiate procedure defined in articl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-19

I. - The Board of Directors meets in ordinary session at least four times a year, convened by its Chairman. It shall consider any matter placed on its agenda by the Chairman or by the Board acting by…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

I.-Access to personal data in the national health data system may only be authorised for the purposes of processing:1° Contributing to a purpose mentioned in III of Article L. 1461-1 and meeting a pub…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 363

A simple adoption confers the adopter's name on the adopted person by adding it to the latter's name. However, if the adopted person is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this addit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-131

After passing one or more selection tests, the training leading to the common part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés in the form of continuous assessment of knowledge takes place…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 A

I. - A conciliation commission is set up in each département, comprising:1° A sitting magistrate, designated by order of the Minister of Justice, who acts as chairman;2° The departmental director of p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-53

In its application for registration, the company declares, as regards the legal entity:1° Its corporate name or denomination followed, where applicable, by its acronym;2° Its legal form specifying, wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-22

The Professional Advisory Commissions are made up of the following members, appointed for a period of five years by order of the Minister with whom they are set up or, where they are interministerial,…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-3

…order to prepare and enable the electronic voting provided for in Article L. 7343-9, automated processing of personal data is created under the responsibility of the Employment Platforms Labour Relati…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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