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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 628-10

…t Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment adopted in New York on 10 December 1984 and to crimes of enforced disappearance..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the transfer of activities

Article L613-52-5

For the sole purpose of exercising the freedom to provide services or the freedom of establishment in another Member State, the acquirer shall be deemed to be a continuation of the person subject to r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-10

…L. 622-10, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition. The judgment ordering the partial cessation of activity is communicated to the persons cited in article R. 621-7and mentioned in the r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-10

…n invention, which is the subject of a patent application or patent, is exploited for national defence purposes by the State or its suppliers, subcontractors and subcontractors, without an exploitatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-104

…nvestment in these undertakings. These debts result from loans, other than the current account advances referred to in c of 2°, b of 3° and 10° of I of article L. 214-36 or those of the same rank gran…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and preparation

Article R4433-10

…6-1 of the town planning code, the joint examination provided for in article L. 4433-10-6 takes place at the initiative of the authority referred to in article R. 300-15 of the town planning code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…ditions in respect of the financial year during which these shares are allocated: 1° The company proceeds, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5 and L. 22-10-59, t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-10

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for the application of articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-9.It shall specify the conditions for issuing and withdrawing the approval provided for in article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishments, services or organisations without an in-house pharmacy

Article R5126-106

In the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in I of Article L. 5126-10 which do not have an in-house pharmacy, the medicinal products, products or articles mentioned in Article L. 4211-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-10

…Natural or legal persons holding the authorisation referred to in Article R. 1245-7 inform the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of their decision to cease all or pa…

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