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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional ethics

Article L722-20

Commercial court judges shall take care to prevent or immediately put an end to situations of conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation of interference between a public interest an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Placement in an anti-seizure bracelet

Article R24-20

The person placed under judicial supervision with a ban on approaching the victim and wearing an anti-seizure bracelet is notified of the following information: 1° The fitting of the bracelet incorpor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-20

At the hearing, the commission, where it considers that the case should be referred to another hearing, shall immediately set the date of that hearing. When the parties are neither present nor represe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-200

The regulations or articles of association of a professional undertaking for collective real estate investment set out the rules for the constitution and composition of the undertaking's assets and th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 L

When one of the members of the tax household no longer has income or profits in one of the categories mentioned in article 204 C in respect of the current year, it may request to no longer pay the por…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Management of funds received as compensation for group members

Article 849-20

The plaintiff in the action shall open with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations an account specific to the group of injured parties defined by the judge. Subject to the Article 240 of Decree no. 91…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-20

Any person using a ski lift or conveyor belt without a ticket or with an invalid ticket is liable to a third-class fine. For the offences provided for in the previous paragraph, the amount of the fixe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-20

The State may obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence to exploit a plant variety which is the subject of an application for a certificate or a breeder's certificat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Access conditions for associations

Article R343-20

Access to the waiting area for representatives of approved associations is subject to individual approval granted for a period of three years by the competent administrative authority.This approval, w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-20

The authorisation to implement the remote location device, provided for in Article L. 733-14, is governed by Articles R. 544-11 to R. 544-17 of the Penitentiary Code.

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