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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 70

…emselves, after having if necessary benefited from an extension of jurisdiction pursuant to Article 18. The public prosecutor who issued the search warrant is informed as soon as the measure begins; t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-5

…that the fund may invest up to 10% of its assets in the assets mentioned in II of article R. 214-32-18 and in article R. 214-32-19 of this code, except in the case of a fund set up to manage securitie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

…red to the conciliation and referral office, those of articles R. 1454-10 and R. 1454-12 to R. 1454-18. A copy of the application and the list of documents sent by the applicant are attached to the su…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-2

…th Code, reproduced in article L. 313-1 of this Code, are set out in articles D. 3335-16 to D. 3335-18 of the Public Health Code, reproduced below: "Art. D. 3335-16 of the Public Health Code. The exem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…ation appointed by its President; 17° The President of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation; 18° A member of the French Mountain and Climbing Federation appointed by its President; 19° The Pres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-10

…person. The destination of the ashes is organised under the conditions set out in articles L. 2223-18-1 to L. 2223-18-4 of the same code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…ticle L. 385-7 and the reference to Article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to Article R. 385-18.II. - Chapter XII of Title I of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014 s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Obtaining a residence permit

Article L433-7

Subject to the exceptions provided for in article L. 426-18, a foreign national residing in France on a long-stay visa as defined in 2° of article L. 411-1, a temporary residence permit or a multi-ann…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-129-6

…ion to increase the share capital in accordance with the conditions set out in the articles L. 3332-18 to L. 3332-24 of the Labour Code, where the company has employees. However, the Extraordinary Gen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-6

…ook I;3° Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII of Title I of Book II;4° Sections 2a, 3, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and subsections 3 and 4 of Section 6 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II;5° Chapter V…

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