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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

…ded for in Articles L. 114-1 and L. 234-1 to L. 234-3 of the Internal Security Code and the article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming. The decisions of the Pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, no. 2016-1537 of 16 November 2016 and no. 2017-631 of 25 April 2017, with the exception of articles R. 2141-3, R. 2141-4, R. 2141-7, R. 2141-12,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

…purposes of this article, positions held within the same group within the meaning of Article L. 233-17-2 of the Commercial Code, and positions held within undertakings in which the market undertaking…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contraceptives.

Article L5134-1

…out advance payment, and included on the list provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the same code, is not subject to prescription.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-247

…inter vivos or the contribution to a company of the assigned assets provided for in article L. 526-17.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation" are deleted; 17° In Article L. 414-8: a) 3°, 5°, 12°, 13°, 14° and 15° are deleted; b) In 8°, the reference to Ar…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…3 August 2021R. 2162-5 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35R. 2162-37 to R. 2162-66In Title VIIR. 2171-1 to R. 2171-3R. 2171-15Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019R. 2171-16Resulting fr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…August 2021R. 2162-5 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35 R. 2162-37 to R. 2162-66 In Title VIIR. 2171-1 to R. 2171-3 R. 2171-15Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019R. 2171-16Resulting f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-31

The appeal shall be submitted to the chairman of the Commission nationale d'aménagement commercial by any secure means or, where it is submitted by the prefect, by ordinary administrative channels.On…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-33

When, after the expiry of a period of two months following its receipt by the Chairman of the National Commission, a claimant withdraws his appeal against the decision or opinion of the Departmental C…

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