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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Inter-regional centres specialising in environmental and public health offences

Article 706-2-2

Articles 706-80 to 706-87 and 706-95 to 706-103 are applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment: 1° Of the offences provided for in articles L. 5421-2, L. 5421-13, L. 5426-1, L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2312-2

When, after the Social and Economic Committee has been set up, the number of employees in the undertaking reaches at least fifty for twelve consecutive months, the Committee exercises all the recurren…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-45

An insurance undertaking may use a financial futures instrument within the meaning of Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, linked to an investment or group of investments held or to be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Credit consolidation

Article R314-19

Where the purpose of the credit transaction is to repay at least two previous debts, including an outstanding credit, the creditor or credit intermediary shall, after dialogue with the borrower, draw…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-3

The purpose of the training courses referred to in 1° of Article L. 6313-1 is to: 1° To enable any person without a vocational qualification or employment contract to access a job under the best possi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-8

The following articles of the Electoral Code are applicable to the vote count and results proclamation operations: 1° Article R. 63 relating to the organisation of the count; 2° Article R. 64 relating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R633-1

Where the head entity of a financial conglomerate has its head office in another Member State or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-3

I. - Part Two of the General Code of Territorial Authorities shall apply to Saint-Martin under the conditions set out in this article.II. - Book II is applicable to Saint-Martin under the following co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-11

If the checks are carried out following the discovery of a crime or offence referred to in article L. 3354-1, the officer or agent of the judicial police sends : 1° The first blood sample taken, toget…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-50

If a shareholder decides to transfer shares to a third party outside the company, the proposed transfer of shares shall be notified to the company and to each of the shareholders either by registered…

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