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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R613-1-B

I.-For the purposes of Articles L. 613-20-1 and L. 613-21-1, information is considered essential if it may have a significant impact on the assessment of the financial soundness of a credit institutio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-22

The Agency's expenditure includes : 1° Staff costs ; 2° Operating costs 3° Expenditure on the acquisition of movable and immovable property; 4° Assistance as defined in articles L. 411-13 and L. 411-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Application for suspension of the final decision on the obligation to leave French territory

Article L752-9

The president of the administrative tribunal or the magistrate he appoints for this purpose from among the members of his court or the honorary magistrates on the list mentioned in Article L. 222-2-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Simplified group action procedure

Article R623-14

Consumers who are members of the group and who have not expressed their acceptance within the period and in the manner set by the judge pursuant to the provisions of article L. 623-15 and under the co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Application for suspension of removal until expiry of the time limit for appeal or in the event of an appeal to the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Asylum Court)

Article L753-9

The president of the administrative tribunal, or the magistrate he appoints for this purpose from among the members of his court, or the honorary magistrates entered on the list mentioned in Article L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Drawing up the list

Article R2-8

The members of the commission are subject to professional secrecy under the conditions and under the penalties provided for by the articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. They may not communicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2123-4

The Committee may only validly deliberate if all five of its members, whether full members or alternates, are present. Decisions are taken by majority vote. The opinion is signed by each member of the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising rules

Article R2162-28

In order to set up a qualification system, the contracting entity shall publish a notice of the existence of such a system under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 2131-19 and R. 2131-20. This no…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-8

For the application to Wallis and Futuna of article…

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