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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-8

…by the director; 8° The financial account and the allocation of the results for the financial year; 9° Borrowings; 10° The acquisition, extension or sale of financial holdings by the institution; 11°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: FOREIGN ENFORCEMENT

Article R711-1

The decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is deemed to have been executed on the date on which one of the following stamps has been affixed to the travel documents of the foreign n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Overseas application of the provisions of European Union law on monetary and financial matters

Article L712-10

The Minister for Economic Affairs shall draw up a list of EU regulations on restrictive measures taken pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which are a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-251

The following must be filed by the natural person in the appendix to the National Register of Companies: 1° A copy of the business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic…

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

Article R15-33-68

…administrative files, particularly tax and banking files; 8° Public passenger transport companies; 9° Energy distribution operators.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-25

The data collected in the context of article R. 40-24 may only concern the following categories: 1° Persons in respect of whom there is serious or corroborating evidence during a preliminary investiga…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R66

…if it was made after hearing both parties. The record drawn up for a settlement under article 768, 9° is drawn up by the public prosecutor within fifteen days of establishing that the measure has bee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

…he provisions of articles 141-3 et D. 32-21. In the event of a breach of the obligations set out in 9° and 17° of Article 138, the provisions of Article 141-4 shall apply, as well as those of the seco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

At least fifteen days before the date on which they are to be discussed by the Board of Directors, the draft resolutions relating to the allocation of the appropriations referred to in article L. 2135…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-10

I.-Before the holder of the authorisation referred to in article R. 1321-8 puts its installations into service, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will, at the expense of the holder of…

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