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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-22-1

The dispositions de l'article 11 du code de procédure pénale ou celles relatives au secret professionnel ne font pas obstacle à la notification d'informations relatives à un contenu illicite aux perso…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Inheritance and gifts

Article 1380

…813-1, 813-7, 813-9 and the second paragraph of article 814, articles 815-6, 815-7, 815-9 and 815-11 of the Civil Code shall be brought before the president of the judicial court, who shall rule in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-15

Any person who, in breach of the provisions of article L. 6352-11, carries out actions falling within the scope of continuing vocational training without sending the administrative authority a documen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular savings.

Article R221-71

…up of the fraction of premiums representing the savings transaction defined by decree no. 84-269 of 11 April 1984 relating to the methods for calculating the fraction of life insurance contract premiu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-43-2

…of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial under the conditions defined in article R. 752-11. If there is more than one claimant, the request must specify the place where they elect domicile…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Transfers

Article L3335-2

…10. They do not give rise to the additional payment by the company provided for in article L. 3332-11, unless the transfer takes place on expiry of their period of unavailability or if the sums are t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-14

For the application of article L. 72-101-11, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-4

…ising for a medical device, which is not covered by the provisions of Articles R. 5213-5 to R. 5213-11, is being disseminated under conditions which contravene the provisions of Article L. 5213-2 and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-69

…t do not need to be taken into consideration in order to assess, within the meaning of articles L. 611-11 and L. 611-14, the patentability of the invention, which is the subject of the application, be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5-1

…nciers in a position provided for by the regulations governing them. The provisions of Articles L. 2111-1, L. 2141-4, L. 2311-1 and L. 2312-1 to L. 2312-5, L. 2321-1, L. 2322-1 to L. 2322-4, L. 4523-1…

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