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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-30

If the judge considers that he has insufficient information on points that can be clarified by a visit to the premises or if it appears to him that the parties' claims differ on such points, he shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-72

The labelling and, where appropriate, the package leaflet of the homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in article L. 5141-9 must bear the following information exclusively: 1° The very…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-7

Notwithstanding article 13 of the law of 16 and 24 August 1790 on the organisation of the judiciary, the judicial court alone has jurisdiction to rule on any action for compensation for damage resulti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-19

The statutory clauses referred to in articles L. 227-13 and L. 227-17 may only be adopted or amended unanimously by the shareholders. The statutory clauses mentioned in articles L. 227-14 and L. 227-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2-1

The courts and magistrates mentioned in Article 706-17 may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in Article 706, to take part, in accordance with the procedures laid down i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions adapting Book VIII

Article L958-2

For the application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of articles L. 824-1 to L. 824-16, the terms listed below are replaced as follows: 1° (deleted); 2° "chambre régionale des comptes" by "chambre ter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-2

I.-The veterinary medicinal products referred to in this chapter are those defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and in this Article.II.-The following definitions apply:1°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379

I. - The communes shall collect, under the conditions determined by this chapter:1° Property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L311-1

For the application of the provisions of this Title, the following are deemed to be: 1° Lender, any person who grants or undertakes to grant credit referred to in this Title in the course of his comme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L775-37

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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