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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-36

…paragraph. The declaration shall be the subject of a report signed by the registrar and by the applicant or his lawyer. If the applicant is unable to sign, this is noted by the court clerk. Where the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-6

…his is necessary to ensure the prevention, investigation and detection of payment fraud. The communication to individuals of information on the processing of personal data and the processing of such p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-6

Orthoptists are authorised, on medical prescription or within the framework of an organisational protocol defined in this section, to perform the following professional acts: 1° Non-contact corneal pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-68

…ns and the commissions, the frequency of their meetings, relations with associate members and technical advisors and the administrative organisation of the services;2° The age limit for election to th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A

…agencies and to the Interministerial Commission for the Coordination of Controls. These checks are carried out in accordance with article 65 above. Those responsible for irregularities must pay the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-6

A Compagnie Nationale des Commissaires aux Comptes (National Association of Statutory Auditors) is hereby set up under the aegis of the Minister of Justice, as a public interest body with legal person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Candidatures and pre-election procedures.

Article R723-6

Applications for the office of judge of a commercial court are declared to the prefect. No person may be a candidate for several commercial courts at the same time. Declarations of candidacy are admis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-6

…of the Supervisory Board are free of charge and entitle them only to the reimbursement, upon justification, of expenses and, where applicable, to the payment of an indemnity to compensate for the time…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Contracts concluded at trade fairs and exhibitions

Article L224-62

…credit used to finance their purchase; 2° The contract of sale or provision of services is automatically terminated, without compensation, if the borrower, within a period of fourteen days, exercises…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-6

…deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 who do not fall under the provisions of Article 60…

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