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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R940-2

…remière instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice consulaire" by "tribunal mixte de commerce";3° "Conseil de prud'hommes" by "tribunal du travail";4° "Département" or "arrondissement" by "Polyné…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-12

…y: 1° Its name followed, where applicable, by its acronym;2° The amount of its statutory endowment; 3° The address of its registered office; 4° The closing date of the financial year;5° The date of fi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Secret remedies.

Article R5125-59

…ht per unit of intake determined ; 2° or its centesimal proportion by weight in the preparation; or 3° or, in the case of a product titrated in biological units, the number of units contained per dosa…

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French Customs CodeIn force
E. - Fifth class.

Article 413 bis

…es.The fine is applicable in the event of refusal to provide information under Article 65 quinquies;3° Any breach of the provisions of b of article 69, article 71, article 87 and 2 of article 117.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO ENTRY INTO FRANCE

Article L821-2

…1-1, to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations in the case provided for in 3° of Article L. 142-1.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 39-3

As part of his powers as head of the criminal investigation department, the public prosecutor may issue general or specific instructions to investigators. He checks the legality of the resources used…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY (R)

Article R2151-2

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 2151-3 and R. 2151-4 the population figure used as a basis for the tax base and for the application of this code is that of the total population, obtained by a…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

…ng project, this project is the subject of a cinema programming commitment signed in application of 3° of article L. 212-23. When the project submitted concerns the extension of an establishment defin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-42

The provisions of this paragraph apply to promissory notes issued by credit institutions or finance companies to raise long-term receivables intended to finance a property located in France or in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29-1

…ptitude, set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, that are required for the performance of their duties;3° The agents mentioned in the articles 15 (1° and 2°) and 22;4° Persons who are members of the boar…

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