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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-3

…f the company; 2° The form, object and name of the company and the duration for which it is formed; 3° The address of the registered office; 4° Where applicable, the registration number of any member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-336

…actise the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or pharmacist, pursuant to articles L. 4111-2, L. 4131-1-1, L. 4141-3-1, L. 4221-12, L. 4221-14-1, L. 4221-14-2, the first sentence of 1° of article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-32

…ubject of a start on execution; 2° Companies subject to the procedures referred to in Articles L. 613-49 to L. 613-58-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; >Companies subject to the procedures referre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Decisions on public action

Article 367

…the court may also issue a deferred committal order. Penal sanctions imposed pursuant to Articles 131-6 to 131-11 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Hospitality certificates

Article L313-3

…d out at the host's home, that the foreign national cannot be received in normal housing conditions;3° The details on the attestation are inaccurate;4° The attestations previously signed by the host h…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Detention

Article L813-3

…rom the start of the check referred to in article L. 812-2.In the case provided for in article L. 813-2, the duration of detention carried out for the purposes of identity checks pursuant to article 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3513-3

In the places referred to in 1° and 2° and in the buildings housing the places referred to in 3° of Article L. 3513-6, clearly visible signs indicate the principle of the ban on vaping and, where appl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Sale of seized movable property

Article R15-33-66-3

The public prosecutor who directed the investigation or that of the court hearing the prosecution shall inform the owner of the movable property by any means of his right to restitution of the proceed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of the agreement

Article R15-33-60-3

The request for validation of the agreement mentioned in the eighth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 shall be dated and signed by the public prosecutor. The request referred to in the first paragraph is no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 382

…ave jurisdiction. For the trial of the offence of abandonment of family provided for by article 227-3 of the Criminal Code, the court of the domicile or residence of the person who is to receive the p…

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