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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-33

In the event of prosecution for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-26, the investigating judge may provisionally order, for a period of up to six months, the closure of any hotel, furnishe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of members and the company.

Article R322-71

…s of this article do not apply to companies operating one or more of the classes mentioned in 20 to 26 of article R. 321-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

…or 40% when the lock-up period provided for by the plan pursuant to articles L. 3332-25 and L. 3332-26 is ten years or more. In addition, the General Meeting may also provide for the free allotment of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-27

…lar, acceptable and appropriate tenders, which have not been rejected pursuant to article R. 4122-4-26, are ranked in descending order by applying the award criteria. II - The contract is awarded to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-34

…give rise to the allocation of shares. Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article 26 of the aforementioned law, a member of a société de masseurs-kinésithérapeutes may not hold more…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-6

…s for authorised care activities and heavy equipment, as defined in articles R. 6122-25 and R. 6122-26.The contract may also, in line with the establishment's strategic guidelines, set :1° Objectives…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Emergency medical facilities

Article D6124-1

…ted by the head or co-ordinator of the structure. Specific provisions, specified in article D. 6124-26-3, are applicable to the paediatric emergency structures mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

An organised trading facility is a multilateral system that brings together, at the manager's discretion, multiple buying and selling interests expressed by third parties in order to conclude transact…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L785-6

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-8

…of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union done at Brussels on 26 May 1997, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 : 1° Any Co…

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