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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…he defence and promotion of the fundamental interests of the Nation mentioned in 1°, 2°, 4°, 6° and 7° of the article L. 811-3 of the same code. If the procedure is the subject of an information, this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-6

…is personal assets, without creating a legal entity, under the conditions set out in article L. 526-7. These assets are made up of all the property, rights, obligations or securities held by the sole…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-6

…article L. 3312-4 to project profit-sharing does not give rise to the application of article L. 131-7 of the Social Security Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-110

…The guarantees granted by the undertaking relate to the financial instruments referred to in 4° to 7° of I of article L. 214-36 held by the undertaking or to the financial instruments and deposits re…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-8

…article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

…der contributes to the funding of eligible training under the conditions set out in article L. 6323-7. II -When the cost of this training exceeds the amount of rights registered in the account or the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-33-1

…cess to the documents attached to the request, in compliance with the provisions of Article L. 1111-7 in the case of documents forming part of the medical file. The cooling-off period provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Mutual funds

Article 137 bis

I. The sums or securities distributed by a mutual fund, excluding the distributions mentioned in 7 and 7a of II of article 150-0 A and the allocation of mutual fund units received as part of a demerge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organ transplants.

Article L1234-1

…uthorisation mentioned in article L. 1243-2 is subject to the conditions set out in article L. 1243-7.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58-1

…financial account, the budget controller shall receive the draft documents provided for inArticle 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management before t…

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