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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-52

…nsible for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of the national platform for judicial interception as well as the persons to whom services detachable from the judicial purposes of the processing may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-24

For the application of article L. 626-13, the debtor provides proof of the lifting of the cheque-issuing ban to the credit institution that initiated this measure by submitting a copy of the judgment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D47-9-1

I.-The provisions of I, II, III and IV of article D. 1er-13 are applicable to transmissions of information made pursuant to article 706-47-4. II.-The list of professions and activities exercised by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate

Article R754-5

I. - Article R. 313-1 is applicable, subject to the adaptations in II, in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2016 884 of 29 June 2016.II. - For the application of I…

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

Article D6362-17

…rded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6362-7 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State shall refer the matter to the c…

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

Article D6262-17

…ded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6262-7, has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State shall refer the matter to the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Agreements and links with companies.

Article R4113-110

…ks between healthcare professionals and the companies or establishments referred to in article L. 4113-13 when the professional is presented, either in writing in the case of an article intended for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Cessation of registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article R5411-18

The person concerned is notified of the reasoned decision by the regional director of Pôle emploi to cease registration on the jobseekers' list or to change category. Any person wishing to contest the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-4

I. - In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the depositary : 1° ensures that all payments made by or on behalf of holders of uni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 80-5

…perations provided for in Articles 706-95 [By Constitutional Council decision no. 2019-778 DC of 21 March 2019, the reference "60-4" must be replaced by the reference "706-95"], [The reference "77-1-4…

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