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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…f weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 1333-9, à l'article L. 1333-11, in II of articles L. 1333-13-3 and L. 1333-13-4 and in articles L. 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-2

…e credit institution has its registered office, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 632-13 ; 3° The banking operations offered are equivalent to those mentioned in Article L. 311-1 and whi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-9

…o 820/97, of pigmeat, sheepmeat and poultrymeat within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1337/2013 of 13 December 2013 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EU) N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

…he Commercial Code are fulfilled by the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 of this Code.Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code is applicable, under the conditio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L628-1

…es of this title and the provisions of this chapter. The provisions of III and IV of Article L. 622-13 and those of Sections 3 and 4 of Chapter IV shall not apply to it. The accelerated safeguard proc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-37

…craftsmen, shopkeepers and the liberal professions;12° One representative of farmers' trade unions;13° A representative of associations working to combat insecurity;14° One representative of the Cais…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…spital centre;11° Centre hospitalier régional de Lille ;12° Centre hospitalier régional de Limoges ;13° Hospices civils de Lyon ;14° Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille ;15° Centre hospitalier r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compulsory consultations in establishments comprising one or more installations subject to authorisation or a basic nuclear installation

Article R2312-26

…R. 181-13 as well as the I of article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-7

…the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article R341-4

The general rules governing the mooring policy referred to in article L. 341-13, applicable to the public river and maritime domains, are defined in a set of regulations drawn up, depending on the cas…

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