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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

…ble by at least three years' imprisonment, where the hearing of a person referred to in Article 706-57 is likely to seriously endanger the life or physical integrity of that person, members of his fam…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-59

…ate set for the General Meeting.The notice convening the meeting must state the agenda; the meeting may only deliberate on matters appearing on the agenda.The agenda may only contain the proposals of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R623-51

…rticles L. 623-17 or L. 623-20, the applicant must justify that the conditions of l'article L. 623-25 sont remplies. The president may authorise the bailiff to make any useful observations with a view…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-57

…nd rules define the terms and conditions under which interest is charged on amounts not paid by the due date set by the management company.II. - (Repealed)III. - At the end of the subscription period(…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-53

…n is to collect blood and blood components and to prepare, store and distribute the labile blood products required by the armed forces. To this end, the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre : 1° Coll…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Private health establishments, private medico-social establishments, cosmetic surgery facilities and health cooperation groups, social and medico-social cooperation groups with legal personality under private law

Article R5126-50

The management contract referred to in Article R. 5126-49 shall include the following particulars: 1° The time that the pharmacist must be present and its weekly breakdown; 2° The pharmacist's service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-5

…eption of the depositaries referred to in the decree provided for in the previous paragraph, no one may hold the sums collected on behalf of a company in formation for more than eight days.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L211-5

The procedure for identifying the owners of equity securities is set out in Articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-6 of the Commercial Code.The identification procedure referred to in the first paragraph appli…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-5

…t of the sums received by way of remuneration, unless they have been excessive having regard to the duration or the responsibility actually assumed by the agent. Without prejudice to damages, where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other control measures.

Article L3114-5

…er consultation with the High Council for Public Health, determines the nature of the measures that may be taken to counter this risk.

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