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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-20

Where, before transmitting the conviction or probation decision and the certificate, the competent authority of the sentencing State consults the Public Prosecutor in cases where, pursuant to 2° of ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-7

Where a decision resulting from Articles L. 613-46-5 and L. 613-46-6 affects the preventive recovery plan of an entity or group drawn up pursuant to the provisions of sub-section 2 of this section by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Risks covered.

Article A432-9

With regard to cover for foreign exchange risk relating to import transactions, the loss or profit that may result from a difference between the purchase price of the foreign currency and the price on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Evaluation, accreditation and analysis of hospital activity.

Article L6113-13

An agreement is signed between the public entity mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6113-11 and each health care organisation on the list mentioned in article L. 6113-12. If a health care o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-159

If any of the information provided for in articles R. 123-156 to R. 123-158 is amended, an amending notice is inserted in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice contain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R134-5

When applying for registration, a natural person married under a legal or contractual community regime must provide proof, in accordance with the model defined by order of the Minister of Justice, tha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

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 Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-47

The Chairman of the Conseil des maisons de vente or, after proceedings have been initiated before the Enforcement Committee, the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee who is considering imposing or ex…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Transport, search, seizure and interception of telecommunications correspondence

Article R15-41-3

As soon as a decision to dismiss the case, acquit or acquit or a conviction that does not impose a confiscation order has become final, the public prosecutor of the court before which the investigatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-10

A notice of fine and a payment card, the model for which is set by order of the Minister of Justice, shall be given to the offender when one of the offences provided for in article R. 49-8-5.The notic…

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