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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-23

…o recover damages obtained by the beneficiary of an authorisation issued in accordance with Article 15-4 in respect of compensation for his loss in his capacity as a civil party, his surname and foren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-1

…eferred to in article L. 1434-12 is set up in the form of an association governed by the law of 1st July 1901 or, if its registered office is located in the departments of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin or Mosel…

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

Article L532-4

…overed by one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees and issues an opinion on whether these measures should…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-9

…orised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant in application of the provisions prior to 8 July 1977 enjoy, for life, the rights and prerogatives defined in articles L. 4241-1 and L. 4243-1.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1016

In accordance with articles 11-1 and 11-2 of Law no. 72-626 of 5 July 1972 as amended, the proceedings shall be public. The Court may, however, decide that the hearings shall take place or continue in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-4

…or in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the interna…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-7

…and imprest accounts may be set up under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019, as amended, relating to the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L784-11

…308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-24 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-25Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-D

…imbursed to the member of the town council under the conditions defined by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 fixing the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred by temporary travel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: French Development Agency

Article R775-4

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 51…

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