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

Article R1

I.-Any association referred to in the second paragraph of Article 2-3 may be registered with the Minister of Justice, in accordance with the procedures specified in II of this article, if it meets the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7222-15

…id regardless of the number of those present.Subject to the provisions of articles L. 7223-1, L. 7223-2, L. 7223-3 and L. 7224-2 L. 7224-1, the decisions of the Assembly are taken by a majority of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Artist authors

Article R6331-65

The resources received under article L. 6331-65 may also be used: 1° To finance the operating costs of the training initiatives mentioned in article L. 6313-1 and the related transport and accommodati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article R561-31-3

The information relating to all the transactions mentioned in Article R. 561-31-2 shall be sent by the persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 no later than thirty days following the month…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the Management Board

Article D6143-35-3

In university hospital centres, the director appoints the vice-president in charge of research on presentation of a list of proposals drawn up jointly by the president of the Institut national de la s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal settlements

Article L523-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs has the right, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, to reach a settlement, with the agreement of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-12

…13-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 and L. 4124-5, L. 4124-6, L. 4124-6-1, II to V of Article L. 4124-7, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-13

…y the insurer when the policy was taken out, in application of the provisions of 2° of article L. 113-2; 3° The insured has not declared this new activity within the conditions and time limits defined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Territorial conferences

Article D1442-13

When the territorial jurisdiction of the territorial conference is made up of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, article D. 1434-22 is amended as follows: 1° The first paragraph is replaced by the fol…

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