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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other prohibited practices

Article R442-4

…10 and L. 442-11 are punishable by the fine laid down for fifth-class contraventions. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcement courts, the liberty and custody judge and the juvenile judge for the purpose of searc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-206

…4 and L. 22-10-65. Purchases of shares by a person acting on behalf of the company are prohibited except in the case of an investment services provider or a member of a regulated market operating unde…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

…in articles 2 and 3 of decree no. 2002-120 of 30 January 2002 relating to the characteristics of decent housing taken for the application of article 187 of law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 relat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…2 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of intercommunal cooperation" are replaced by the words: "the date of creation of the agglomeration community".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-24

…ration to the court registry, transmit their request by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt; they shall indicate, in the same manner, the name of the person who will represent them in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-93

…the distinctions established in article A. 444-92 according to the number of main housing units concerned by the building permit;b) On the second notarial deed recording the transfer of ownership, an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 :1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7,9 to 18,21,22,29,36,38,45 and 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-7

As from the referral to the territorial audit chamber and until the end of the procedure provided for in article LO 6362-4, the Territorial Council may not vote on budgetary matters, except for the de…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDIn Book…

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