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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Recognition of the professional qualifications of nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R2223-137

…ss of the various phases of the application of the compensation measures provided for in Article L. 2223-50. The Prefect notifies the applicant of the results of these various phases..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-6

Without prejudice to Article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles L. 621-17-3 and L. 621-20-1 of this Code and the exercise of its powers by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the latter,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-138

I.-The General Meeting which decides on a capital increase may reserve it for one or more named persons or categories of persons meeting specific characteristics. To this end, it may cancel preferenti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Receipt of applications for judicial review decisions

Article 696-68

…ority of the issuing State consults the public prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-52, recognition of the decision is subject to the consent of the executing State, the public pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-21-2

…ikely to lead to the precautionary suspension of a training body's approval pursuant to article L. 1221-3 of this code, he will notify the body of the facts and give it formal notice to put an end to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 nonies

…a political party or grouping is in breach of the obligations set out in article 11-7 of law no. 88-227 of 11 March 1988 relating to the financial transparency of political life, it may deprive it, fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…ed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-3

…relating to that other Member State in the register of tissue establishments in the European Union; 6° Alerting the European Commission and the competent authorities concerned when it considers that t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 octies

…ferred to in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 of the French Financial Jurisdictions Code, it may, by decree issued under the conditions laid down by a Conseil d'Etat decree, suspend all tax ben…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-21

…by the reports mentioned in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the administrative authority may request the reimbursement of pecuniary aid for installation, economic development, research or e…

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