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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-2

The person in police custody may request that the lawyer be present at his or her hearings and confrontations. In this case, the first hearing, unless it relates solely to identity details, may not be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management

Article R322-53-1

…th all documents and information necessary for the performance of his duties.The Board of Directors may confer on one or more of its members or on third parties, whether or not they are members of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-5

…2-17, or of any provisional suspension whose effects have been recognised by the Agency pursuant to 10° of the I of article L. 232-5; 4° Obtained during events in which the athlete participated during…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-2

…tion that the interest rate is likely to change over the years, and that the mathematical provision may therefore vary upwards or downwards in the event of fluctuations in this interest rate. It also…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

…d is located and its identification number. Article 4 The company's registered office is at (3). It may be transferred to any other location in France by decision of the sole shareholder. Article 5 Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…ue to error or fraud, of such significance that, alone or in combination with other information, it may influence the judgement of the user of accounting or financial information. 6. Category of trans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-5

…th paragraphs of Article L. 1313-1.Decisions taken by the Director General pursuant to this article may not be appealed to a higher authority. However, the Minister for Agriculture may, by means of a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-14

…of spectators and its distribution per stand, fixed or temporary, and outside the stand. Only seats may be provided in the grandstands, with the exception of those located in enclosures used for speed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3

An embryo may only be conceived in vitro within the framework and in accordance with the objectives of medically assisted procreation as defined in Article L. 2141-1.Taking into account the state of m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice.

Article L743-12-1

A natural person holding a commercial court registry may not employ more than two salaried commercial court registrars. A legal entity holding a commercial court registry may not employ a number of sa…

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