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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article R822-122

The liquidator sells the shares held by the "société de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes" in the "société(s) d'exercice libéral".

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article R7122-12

The publicity material and ticket sales for all live performances must mention the number of the receipt for the valid declaration of the live performance promoter(s) producing or presenting it.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transparency

Article R3512-1-1

…II of article L. 3512-7 are considered to be activities of influence and representation of interests.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Nuclear medicine

Article D6124-193-1

…when carrying out therapeutic cancer procedures involving the administration of radiopharmaceuticals.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10-1

Where the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail has issued specific recommendations for pregnant women on certain categories of products containing…

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

Article D2573-16-1

…the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provided for in article L. 2223-42" are deleted; 2° The words: "in e of article R. 2213-2-1" are replaced by the words: "by locally applicable…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1379

…he president of the judicial court, who shall rule in the manner provided for in Articles 493 à 498 et 846 du présent code. The same applies to claims made pursuant to Article 829 of the Civil Code in…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13-1

…y claim French nationality by making a declaration pursuant to Articles 26 to 26-5. The conditions set out in the first paragraph of this article are assessed on the date on which the declaration refe…

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

Article L5121-12-1

…for specific therapeutic indications under compassionate access when the following conditions are met:1° The medicinal product is not the subject of research involving the human person for commercial…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Delegation hours.

Article L2143-16

…five hundred employees ;2° Eighteen hours per year in companies with at least one thousand employees.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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