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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6462-2

The representative of the State may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the territorial council and after a formal notice has remained without result, exercise the attributio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-2

When the court opens the professional recovery proceedings at the request of the debtor, it shall stay the ruling on the request to open the judicial liquidation proceedings made by the debtor and, wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Measures and conditions to which parolees are or may be subject

Article D533-2

In accordance with the provisions of article D. 530-5 of the Penitentiary Code governing the visits that the sentenced person is required to receive from the staff of the prison integration and probat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-22

…ween doctors is prohibited in any form whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in article R. 4127-94. The acceptance, solicitation or offer of a fee-sharing arrangement, even if not followed by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-237

…r on their behalf:1° The unique company identification number issued in accordance with Article D. 123-235 ;2° The mention RCS followed by the name of the town where the registry office where it is re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information on substances and mixtures

Article R1341-2

…at their request, includes :1° The existing name or names of the substance or mixture in question ;2° The qualitative and quantitative composition of the mixture; where the mixture comprises one or m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: EXPULSION

Article L252-2

Subject to article L. 631-3 does not preclude it, a European Union citizen who has been legally resident in France for ten years may not be the subject of an expulsion order, pursuant to article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-20

…n particular: 1° The identity of the investigator(s), their qualifications, experience and duties ; 2° The dates and places where the trial was conducted; 3° The information mentioned in 2° and 3° of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 211-4

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 211-2 and 3° of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter IV: Contract amendment

Article L2394-2

The provisions of articles L. 2194-2 and L. 2194-3 apply.

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