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

Article 689-11

…Rome on 18 July 1998, any person suspected of having committed abroad one of the following offences may be prosecuted and tried by the French courts, if he is habitually resident in the territory of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-5

By way of derogation from Article L. 4111-1 and until 31 December 2025, the Directors General of the Regional Health Agencies of Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique and the State Representative in Saint…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-10

…service, in functions determined by decree, placing them under the responsibility of a pharmacist, may be individually authorised by order of the minister responsible for health to work in these esta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L785-1

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 61…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L783-1

…rticles In their wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 61…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L784-1

…articles In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 61…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-71

…x department with which its management company files its income tax return, a local investment fund may enter into a pre-liquidation period: 1° From the start of the financial year following the end o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-9

…of businesses that meet the criteria set out in European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 defining micro, small and medium-sized enterprises; 2° To finance projects by legal entitie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative and technical committee of the fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1424-18

…administrative and technical committee of the fire and rescue services mentioned in article L. 1424-31 comprises, in addition to the two referents mentioned in 3° of this article:1° The departmental d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-2

…1 of the Education Code. The second and third paragraphs of this article shall apply from 1 January 2005. Articles 104 to 111 of the loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabi…

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