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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

…article L. 162-23-4 of the same code;5° A change in the allocations mentioned in article L. 162-22-19 of the same code.II -Where it appears that changes in the institution's actual activity or the le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L930-1

…to L. 522-40, L. 524-12, L. 524-20 and L. 524-21; 6° Book VI, with the exception of articles L. 622-19, L. 625-9 and L. 670-1 to L. 670-8 ; 7° Title II of Book VII, with the exception of articles L. 7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

…gy Commission;12° L'Ecole des hautes études en santé publique ;13° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort ;14° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse ;15° L'Ecole nationale vétérinaire, ag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-21-2

The statutory auditor who, pursuant to III of article L. 823-18, applying to be authorised to exceed the ceiling on fees provided for in II of the same article shall send the bureau of the High Counci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Investigations

Article D15-6-3

…estigation has been completed and the minutes have been sent to this magistrate pursuant to Article 19. II.-Within one month of receipt of the request or, in the case provided for in paragraph 2 of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-4Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-5 Decree no. 2020-601 of 19 May 2020 D. 3512-9-6Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 D. 3512-9-7Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…words "portfolio management company" shall be understood within the meaning of Article 4(1)(3) and (19) respectively of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

…words: "by the medically assisted procreation doctor". E.-In the last paragraph of article R. 2151-19, the words "and L. 1243-5" are deleted.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

…and their trailers covered by the provisions transposing Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor ve…

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