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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-6

…lectronic portal provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 814-2 are as follows: 1° In the case of debtors subject to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings, the inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-6

I. - The Financial Public Prosecutor may not initiate public proceedings for the application of the penalties provided for in this section when the Autorité des marchés financiers has served a stateme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-6

For the application of articles R. 6331-52 and R. 6332-72 in Mayotte, the words: "the body mentioned in article L. 225-1-1" are replaced by the words: "the social security fund mentioned in article 22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office

Article R1142-63-17

…ipt of the request for substitution by the Office.The offer mentioned in the previous paragraph indicates the amount of compensation proposed for each of the heads of loss specified in the opinion of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-68

…nstitute the summary proceedings provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 225-231. In this case, the report shall also be sent to the AMF.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-8-1

…ces falling within the scope of the article 628, the counter-terrorism public prosecutor may communicate to the specialised intelligence services mentioned in the article L. 811-2 of the Internal Secu…

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In force

Article Annexe 6-1

…ictions with jurisdiction in mainland France to hear, pursuant to article L. 610-1, procedures applicable to traders and craftsmenDEPARTEMENTJURISDICTIONRESSORT Ain Bourg-en-Bresse CT The department A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-23

…e if at least half of the members in office are present, excluding the Chairman. If this is not the case, a new meeting will be held, with no quorum required, after a period of fifteen days.The opinio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-60-1

When an employee who has entered into a fixed-term contract in days and who has reached the age stipulated in the first paragraph of article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code requests to work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-1

…of experts referred to in Article L. 1142-24-4 comprises: 1° Two doctors competent in the field of cardiology ; 2° One person with expertise in personal injury compensation; 3° A doctor proposed by t…

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