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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-12

Special investigative techniques are authorised: 1° During the investigation, by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor; 2° During the investigation, by the examining ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12-1

I. - An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Order of chiropodists of Ile-de-France-Antilles-Guyane-La Réunion-Mayotte are competent for chiropodists practising i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article R2392-12-1

…1° When invoices are sent by electronic data interchange, the date on which the State's budgetary and accounting information system time-stamps the arrival of the invoice or, for invoices sent to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-12

…is unrepresented, he shall without delay inform the court registry, the parties to the proceedings and the minister responsible for the economy of any change of address..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-employment declaration.

Article L1221-12-1

…eral social security scheme, other than private individuals employing an employee in their service, and whose number of pre-employment declarations made during the previous calendar year exceeds a thr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-5

When the delegations provided for in articles L. 225-129-1 and L. 225-129-2, the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall prepare a supplementary report for the next Ordinary General Meeting,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-1

…it may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board the power to determine the terms and conditions of the issue of securities.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-129-6

Any decision to increase the share capital through a cash contribution, unless it results from the prior issue of securities giving access to the share capital, requires the Extraordinary General Meet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Combating the presence of asbestos

Article L1334-12-1

…ent, they shall have a diagnosis made of the state of conservation of the asbestos in the materials and products identified and, where necessary, implement the measures required to control and reduce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information for consumers of packaged natural mineral water

Article R1322-44-12

…lished on the basis of officially recognised physico-chemical analyses, may appear on the packaging and labels of a natural mineral water and in advertising concerning this water.

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