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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D591

In accordance with the terms and conditions set out in an agreement between the Ministry of Justice and the national representative organisations of the Bars and Law Societies, the parties' lawyers ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D614-2

I. - The Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation is chaired by the Minister for the Economy or his representative. The Committee comprises seventeen other members:1° A Member of Par…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-22

…the sole or shared habitual residence of at least one child in the home of the person concerned;3° bis Violence committed against the person concerned by their spouse, cohabitee or partner in a civil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information system for the personal training account and the individual right to training for local elected representatives

Article R6323-33

…ng for local elected representatives, as well as top-ups in additional rights, accessible via a dematerialised service set up for this purpose; 2° Informing the holder of the personal training account…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…rial manufacturing or processing operations; 2° Handling equipment; 3° Installations intended for water purification and atmospheric purification; 4° Installations producing steam, heat or energy with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, chapters I and V of title I of book I of this part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-111-1

…ating to the equity savings plan and the equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and intermediate-sized enterprises are subject to the following ceilings:1° Charges relati…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

…U) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, Chapter II of Title V of Book I…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-3

I.-Shall not be validly registered and, if registered, shall be liable to be declared invalid a trade mark infringing earlier rights having effect in France, in particular: 1° An earlier trade mark :…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-113

…community life, or the director of a public teaching establishment under the authority of the minister responsible for sports, as chairman; b) A representative of each delegated sports federation con…

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