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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-3

…having committed the offence or who have been convicted and who are covered by the freezing order; 6° The reasons for the freezing order, a summary of the facts known to the judicial authority issuin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-6-1

I.-The authorisation provided for in III of Article L. 752-6 is granted to any legal entity meeting the following conditions: 1° Neither it nor any of its legal representatives or employees have been…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-5

…the same procedures as those laid down for judicial investigations in paragraphs 1 and 3 of Section 6 of Chapter II of Title XXV of Book IV of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-6-2

However, the provisions of Article L. 464-6-1 do not apply to agreements and practices that contain any of the following hardcore restrictions of competition: a) Restrictions which, directly or indire…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application of the second and third paragraphs of article 73 of the Constitution to the overseas departments

Article LO3445-6-1

If the law or Conseil d'Etat decree mentioned in the first two paragraphs of article LO 3445-6 so provide, when the authorisation has been granted until the renewal of the departmental council, it may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-6-1

If the law or Conseil d'Etat decree mentioned in the first two paragraphs of Article LO 4435-6 so provide, where the authorisation has been granted until the renewal of the Regional Council, it may be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-6-1

…auditor or attested by a chartered accountant. The provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article L. 622-6 shall not apply in this case. If the debtor does not initiate the inventory operations within…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-6

…under the following conditions: 1° By way of derogation from the first paragraph of article R. 1335-6, this waste is collected separately in suitable packaging in order to allow its recovery and preve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-6-2

…ion and accompanied by documents proving compliance with the conditions laid down in article R. 752-6-1. II. II -The application for authorisation is sent electronically to the prefect of the departme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-68

…sons governed by private law likely to be the subject of the requests mentioned in Article R. 15-33-67 are: 1° Electronic communications operators as defined in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and…

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