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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-72

When it intends to oppose one of the grounds for refusal provided for in 1° to 3° of Article 696-73 or 2° of Article 696-74, the liberty and custody judge shall inform the competent authority of the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-13

For a period of twenty-four months following the acquisition of control of the company by the AIF and for as long as the AIF holds control during this period, the AIF or its management company : 1° Is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Beneficial owner

Article R561-3

Where the customer of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a legal person that is neither a company nor a collective investment scheme, "beneficial owner" within the meaning of 1° of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 112-1 and the first and second paragraphs of article L. 112-2 and in accordance with procedures defined by decree, the following may be indexed t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional haemovigilance and transfusion safety coordinators

Article R1221-33

At the request of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé or the Director General of the regional health agency, or on his own initiative, the regional haemovigilance a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-33

I.-The regional chambers of commerce and industry provide the opinion requested by the regional council on any assistance scheme for business start-ups and takeovers and for businesses that the region…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article D561-33

The TRACFIN (Traitement du renseignement et action contre les circuits financiers clandestins) department, provided for in Article L. 561-23, is attached to the Minister for the Economy and the Minist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Preliminary provisions

Article R1143-3

The mediation commission referred to in article L. 1143-7 comprises, in addition to the mediator appointed by the judge, who chairs the commission, the following members, appointed by order of the jud…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6214-3

I. - The local authority shall lay down the rules applicable in the following matters:1° Taxes, duties and fees under the conditions provided for in Article LO 6214-4; land registry;2° Town planning;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-34

In the cases mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 230-33, where the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, the public prosecutor or investigating judge may, for the sole purpose of installing…

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