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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-19

The authorisation referred to in 2° of I of article 15-4 may only be issued to the agent benefiting from the authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of I of the same article. It shall be iss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article R651-5

For the application of article L. 651-4, the judge appointed by the president of the court may be assisted by any person of his choice, whose findings are recorded in his report. This report is filed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-3

For the application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 2213-4-1, land transport is considered to be the cause of a preponderant proportion of limit value exceedances: 1° Either when land trans…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-21

…département, the data in the data processing is only used for the purposes mentioned in 1°, 2° and 4° of article R. 5134-18 by the employees of the administrations and bodies mentioned below, designa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

…or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragraph or in 1° and 4° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-141

…1-2, the veterinarian may only prescribe an auto-vaccine for veterinary use under the conditions of 4° of article L. 5143-4, prepared from a pathogen which he himself has collected.The holder of the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-100-1

Without prejudice to compliance with the provisions of Article R. 6123-98, holders of authorisation for cancer treatment by radiotherapy are not subject to the conditions of thresholds provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L5215-1

In the event of failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5213-5 relating to retraining for work and vocational rehabilitation of sick and injured persons, the provisions of articles L. 4741…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-3

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies which provide the investment service referred to in Article L. 321-1 .4 shall not accept, unless they return them in full to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-3

…management of activities and benefits on behalf of the State or other public bodies referred to in 4° of I of article L. 111-1 of the Mutual Code;4° Operations carried out on behalf of the State by t…

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