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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-37

When preparing their accounts in consolidated form, electronic money institutions shall apply the rules defined by regulation of the Autorité des normes comptables (French Accounting Standards Authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-21

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title II are applicable to the reorganisation plan. During the observation period, the business is continued by the debtor, who exercises the prerogatives devolved to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article R612-50

In the event of partial non-compliance of the description or drawings with the provisions of articles L. 611-17, L. 611-18, L. 611-19 (4°) or L. 612-1, notification shall be given to the applicant. Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-46

The annual fee for maintaining patent applications or patents in force, provided for in Article L. 612-19, is due for each year of the term of the patents. The filing fee covers the first annual insta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 879-1

For the application of articles 16 to 19, Mayotte police officers placed at the disposal of the State are assimilated, in accordance with the provisions and under the conditions laid down by these art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-158

The provisions set out in articles R. 4624-19 and R. 4624-20 of the Labour Code are applicable to civil servants, practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and public sector contract workers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Temporary or permanent closure.

Article R5125-30

In the event of the temporary or permanent closure of a pharmacy, pursuant to articles L. 4212-8, L. 4223-3, L. 5423-7 or L. 5424-19, the proprietor of the pharmacy shall hand over the prescription bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-185

Options giving entitlement to subscribe for shares may be granted for a period of two years from the company's registration, to corporate officers who are natural persons and who participate with empl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: CASE OF A FOREIGNER REQUIRED TO LEAVE THE TERRITORY OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION OR A STATE WITH WHICH THE SCHENGEN ACQUIS IS APPLICABLE

Article L615-1

The administrative authority may decide to implement a decision obliging a foreign national to leave the territory of another State in the following cases:1° The foreign national has been the subject…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for public services.

Article L2512-5

In the case of the staff mentioned in article L. 2512-1 who are not subject to the provisions of article 1 of law no. 82-889 of 19 October 1982, the absence of service as a result of a concerted cessa…

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