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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-66

I.-At the time of each general renewal, the regional chamber of commerce and industry and the territorial chamber of commerce and industry carry out an economic weighting study, each insofar as it is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…ents shall apply to utility certificates with the exception of those provided for in Article L. 612-14, the first paragraph of Articles L. 612-15 and L. 612-17 and articles L. 613-23 to L. 613-23-6. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-1

…ically or by any other means that can be shown to be of a certain date. Articles L. 235-2 to L. 235-14 of the Commercial Code, except where they are contrary to this chapter, shall apply to the nullit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-5

…l. They are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions defined by articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter V: Attachment of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R525-5

…R. 522-7 to R. 522-14 if the instrument establishes the existence of a claim, or in accordance with the provi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

…k to Saint-Martin: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1 and L. 581-5, the words: "in Fra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L592-2

…Saint-Barthélemy: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1 and L. 581-5, the words: "in Fra…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R343-1

…akings.For the purposes of applying the provisions of Articles L. 134-3, L. 327-3, L. 381-2, R. 134-14, R. 342-3, R. 344-1, R. 441-7 and R. 441-21, the items mentioned in 1° to 5° constitute regulated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-78

…uce a special fee to finance the collection and treatment of the waste mentioned in article L. 2224-14. They are required to institute it when they have instituted neither the fee provided for in arti…

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