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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-48

…auctioneers shall declare to the disciplinary chamber each quarter the number of sales carried out and the amount of each sale. A judicial auctioneer who combines his duties with those of a bailiff m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-44

When the judicial auctioneer is appointed for an expert mission by a court, his fees are set in accordance with the rules applicable to the remuneration of experts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance

Article R1322-44-1

…y incident that may have consequences for public health, particularly concerning the water resource and the way it is developed, the conditions under which the water is transported and stored up to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Production

Article 417 bis

…article 416, liqueur wines with a protected designation of origin, whose production is traditional and customary and which, subject to being subject to a control system offering guarantees equivalent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Consent

Article R1231-4

…hment in which the donation is planned, who specifies that the donor has been informed of the risks and consequences of the donation, the donor must send the public prosecutor by any means a signed do…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Application to certain non-EU Member States

Article 695-9-48

…rmation referred to in Article 695-9-31 between the services or units mentioned in the same Article and the competent services of the non-EU Member States associated with the implementation, applicati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Application to certain non-EU Member States

Article 695-9-49

…termined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree shall, in particular, lay down the procedures and deadlines for forwarding information to the departments that requested it.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-22-4

…nt services referred to in Article L. 321-1 (4) are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 533-22 and L. 533-22-1 in the same way as the portfolio management companies referred to therein.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-19

The import authorisation is granted for a period of five years, renewable if it is certified by the authority authorised for this purpose by the country of origin, before the expiry of its validity, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Importation of packaged natural mineral waters

Article R1322-44-18

…te of the European Union or from another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and imported under the same designations as in the country of origin is also freely imported.In othe…

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