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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article L4433-8-2

…he preservation of the marine environment, provided for in Article L. 219-3 of the Environment Code 4° The national guidelines for the preservation and restoration to good condition of ecological cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

…onorary magistrates; 3° The Director General of Planning, Housing and Nature or his representative; 4° The Director General of the French National Gendarmerie or his representative; > The Director Gen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…ation and Integration, individually appointed and specially authorised by their Director General; > 4° With regard to the processing of applications from foreign nationals, integration, assisted retur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-300

…own in respect of judicial liquidation in the event of closure due to the extinction of liabilities 4° Judgements deciding that the debts of the legal entity are to be borne in whole or in part by its…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Individual employers

Article D6331-69

…nt of travel, accommodation and catering costs incurred by persons sitting on the management board. 4° Studies or research relating to the training of employees of private individual employers and mat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…cheques provided for in articles L. 163-2, L. 163-3 and L. 163-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code;4° Offences relating to transport regulations provided for in the first four parts of the code des t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

…may benefit and the terms and conditions of the remuneration of the higher education establishment;4° at least 50% of its capital is continuously held:a. by natural persons;b. or by a company meeting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-3

…ng and implementing the system relating to the unique European donation code on national territory; 4° Validating the data relating to health establishments and organisations authorised to carry out o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for formalities, requests and procedures

Article A444-43

The services listed under numbers 151 to 203 of table 3-3 give rise to the collection by the judicial officer of the following emoluments:Number of the service (table 3-3 of article appendix 4-7)Descr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-47

…s and judicial police agents of the national gendarmerie and police respectively mentioned in 2° to 4° of Article 16 and in article 20, customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial inves…

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