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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Execution of measures

Article R15-33-59

…ion has taken place following the commission of an offence provided for by articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other offence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article D14

The judicial police officers listed in Article 20 have jurisdiction to record all crimes, offences or contraventions and to draw up a report. In addition, they may carry out preliminary investigations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Injunctions and regularisation

Article R732-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n° 2005-1007 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Injunctions and regularisation

Article R733-7

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n° 2005-1007 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-111

The articles of association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966. They also state:1° The surname, first names and domicile of eac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Personal protective equipment

Article R4313-80

…facturing control procedure known as the EC self-certification procedure defined by article R. 4313-20 Personal protective equipment that is new or considered to be new and whose purpose is to protect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-6

The rules of priority and precedence provided for in article L. 5125-20 are assessed among applications for the creation or transfer of a pharmacy or the grouping of pharmacies in the same municipalit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

…es 72.46 € 6 to 19 employees Less than €750,000 133.75 € Greater than or equal to €750,000 256.36 € 20 to 150 employees Less than €3,000,000 334.39 € Greater than or equal to €3,000,000 423.55 € More…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-76

…skills of the divers, the diving areas are defined as follows: 0 to 6 metres; 0 to 12 metres; 0 to 20 metres; 0 to 40 metres; 0 to 60 metres;Space from 0 to 70 metres;Space from 0 to 80 metres; Space…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Article R264-1

…R. 743-22, R. 744-1 to R. 744-47, R. 752-1 to R. 752-5, R. 753-1 to R. 753-5 and R. 754-2 to R. 754-20.

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