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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-2

…lawful confinement and home invasion punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-4, 222-1 à 222-18, 222-23 à 222-33, 224-1 à 224-5, 226-4and 432-8 of the Criminal Code, where the victim of these offences…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R321-67

…s or her choice, undergo an aptitude test before the selection board provided for in article R. 321-23 or an adaptation period, the duration of which may not exceed three years.The programme and organ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

…he implementation of the emergency measures provided for in Articles 18 to 21 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-5

…a qualified certificate is required under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17

…documents. It must include the following compulsory information, in accordance with Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35: 1° Under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the French Mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-1

…the code are applicable in the Department of Mayotte:1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 123-171-1, R. 122-1 à R. 122-17, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, R. 132-1 to R. 133-2, D. 145-12 à D. 145-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-6

…ot been exempted from the liquidity requirement in accordance with Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 is in one of the following situations: 1° The investment firm is exposed to a liquidity ri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…ion, €6.8 million and €8.4 million, the département will top up this payment by the difference.From 2019, the amount of the Bouches-du-Rhône département's financial contribution will be €10 million.II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-1

I.-Enforcement of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products, of this Title, and of the provisions adopted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Involvement of the State representative in the département

Article R1334-29-9

…have them carried out by persons and bodies with the qualifications referred to in articles R. 1334-23 to R. 1334-25.

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