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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-55

…cerned and the course of the detention measures, are determined by the provisions of Article R. 112-17 and articles R. 541-2 et seq. of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-14

…ontributions referred to in 2° and the payment deadlines referred to in 3° of III of article L. 622-17 shall be entered in the register kept for this purpose at the court registry with an indication o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-1

…feguard procedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17, R. 626-18 and R. 626-22 and Section 3 of Chapter IV and subject to the provisions of this chapte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-35

…or brought by the liquidator in accordance with Article L. 641-4. The provisions of articles R. 624-17 and R. 624-18 are also applicable when the formal notice is made by the liquidator.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-35-1

…enforcement judge issues a warrant to bring a person pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 712-17, the provisions of the second paragraph of article 125 and those of article 127 are applicable, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 15 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the acquisition or extension of direct or indirect shareholdings in a credi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

…le 2 and Article 5, paragraph 1 of Articles 34, 35, 37 to 39 and Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L773-8

…2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-105 law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 512-106 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 512-107 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 512-108Order no. 2014-158…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L774-8

…2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-105 law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 512-106 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 512-107 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 512-108Order no. 2014-158…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-9

…n of interests in accordance with the model in Appendix 3 of Article 2 of the Decree of 23 December 2013 on declarations of assets and interests submitted to the High Authority for the Transparency of…

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