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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D44-3

…n given to the public prosecutor; 6. Professional commitment; 7. Ability to conduct investigations; 8. Degree of trust granted. When one of these elements has not been observed, the notation: "judicia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L763-9

…law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 441-2Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 II. - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L764-9

…law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 441-2Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 II. - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Clearing houses and central depositories

Article L762-9

…law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 441-2Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 II. - For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approved funds.

Article R214-190

…quities mentioned in article L. 214-62, nor more than 20% of its assets in instruments mentioned in 8° of I of article R. 214-32-19.II. - VIII of article R. 214-32-29 does not apply to general-purpose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…ovided for in Article L. 1211-2, details of consent or lack of opposition; 7° The place of storage; 8° The destination of the samples at the end of the research project. The Minister responsible for r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R1322-9

Before the holder of the authorisation referred to inarticle R. 1322-8 makes natural mineral water available to the public, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall, within two months…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hazardous work.

Article R1334-13

…order referred to in article L. 1334-2 or when a dust analysis as defined in 2° of article R. 1334-8 concludes that the lead concentration in dust on the ground does not exceed the threshold referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Regulatory part

Article R600-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of 2° of Article L. 721-8 and Article R. 662-7, the court with territorial jurisdiction to hear the proceedings provided for in Book VI of the Legislative Part of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article D2224-5-1

…etailed description of the wastewater collection and transport works referred to in article L. 2224-8 include, on the one hand, a map of the networks showing the location of the general measuring devi…

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