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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Constant monitoring of the business relationship

Article R561-12-1

…application of Article L. 561-6, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall implement measures to ensure that the transactions carried out in respect of a business relationship are consistent wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Language of filings.

Article R123-120-1

…company has its registered office in one of the Member States of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request, be file…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-12-1

…sts them in finding an employer. The corresponding training costs may be covered by the skills operators in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decree. The beneficiary of this articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-2

For the application by the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge of the provisions of Article R. 53-37 providing for the statements of persons heard at several points in the territory t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VI: Removal of mortgages by third-party purchasers.

Article 1281-17-1

The pursuing creditor shall draw up a schedule of conditions of sale which shall be deposited at the registry of the judicial court responsible for the sale. It contains: 1° A statement of the order s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12-3

…Health Agency or, where applicable, other members of the national public health network have access to information covered by medical confidentiality, professional confidentiality or business confiden…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-12

Subject to the submission of the application for accreditation in accordance with the procedures and timetable laid down by the academic regional rector and after receiving the opinion of the national…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for the administrative authority and local authorities

Article L1233-57-12

The employer shall notify the administrative authority without delay of any plan to close an establishment referred to in Article L. 1233-57-9. All the information mentioned in article L. 1233-57-10 s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-12

…not been issued or validated by a judicial authority, or if it has not been drafted or translated into French, or if Annex A is not complete, the decision is returned to the issuing authority for regu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D1-12-2

…d, if they have specialist accreditation, any person who has been the victim of an offence relating to domestic violence and sexual and gender-based violence, where that person so requests, comprehens…

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