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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-3

…the speciality of applicants for authorisation to practise the medicine referred to in article L. 4131-4-1. The committee makes its decision on the basis of the candidate's application accompanied by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3-1

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by Article L. 218-2 may not prohibit: 1° Acts of hyperlinking; 2° The use of isolated words or very short extracts from a press publication. This exception ma…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50-1

…e commitments covered by the guarantee. It is subject to the incapacities set out in article L. 500-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-2

The provisions of articles L. 2143-1 and L. 2143-2 relating to the conditions of appointment of the trade union delegate, those of articles L. 2143-7 to L. 2143-10 and of the second and third paragrap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-10-3

…o order the forfeiture of any payment period granted pursuant to the fifth paragraph of article L. 611-7 or the second paragraph of l'article L. 611-10-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-3-1

…attention of the president of the court, information showing that the conditions of article L. 640-1 have been met, he shall inform the Public Prosecutor's Office by means of a note setting out the f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-23-1

For each trainee referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 1221-13, the additional information, entered in the single personnel register or, for organisations that do not have a single personne…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-8

If the ministerial authority does not respond to an application submitted under articles L. 4131-4 and L. 4131-4-1 within four months of receipt of a complete application, this will be deemed to const…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-B

…quirements laid down in Article L. 532-20, the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 532-18-1 and Article L. 532-18-2 or the regulatory provisions adopted for their application, it shall re…

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