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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L960-4

For the application to Saint-Martin of Title IX of Book VI, the words: "specially designated commercial court" are replaced by the words: "territorially competent commercial court". Article L. 721-8 s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Penal provisions.

Article R247-4

Any breach of the provisions of Article R. 237-1 is punishable by the fine provided for in 5° of l'article 131-13 du code pénal pour les contraventions de la cinquième classe.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6224-4

…ns provided for in this section shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the members of the Territorial Council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-4

…ns provided for in this section shall be adopted by an absolute majority of the members of the Territorial Council.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIa: Socio-judicial supervision

Article R61-4

When the sentenced person is detained, the reminder of the obligations to which he or she is subject and which is provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 61 is made, in the days preceding hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-41

…response, the Banque de France indicates, if applicable, that the unpaid cheques have been reported to it as having been issued in breach of the provisions of Articles L. 131-73 or L. 163-6 . It also…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-40

…l provide any magistrate or judicial police officer acting on the instructions of the public prosecutor or on a court order with a statement of payment incidents recorded in the name of an account hol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing.

Article R313-4

…involving movable property, the leasing company shall request publication in the register referred to in Article R. 521-1 of the French Commercial Code, in accordance with the procedures set out in A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Data and methods of transmission to the health authority

Article R3113-4

The alerts referred to in II of Article R. 3113-1 are sent to the Agence nationale de santé publique :-either by the authorised staff of the regional health agencies, who transmit only the data necess…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-4

…ugh continuing vocational training may benefit from a positioning decision issued by the academy rector in application of article D. 337-104 of the Education Code if they can prove that they have stud…

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