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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Advertising and general information

Article L341-24

If the creditor or credit intermediary fails to comply with the obligation to provide information free of charge pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 313-6, L. 313-7, L. 313-11, L. 313-12, L. 313…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-8

The cessation of the duties of a commercial court judge results from: 1° The expiry of the electoral mandate, subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 722-6 and the third paragr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article 706-105-1

I.-Notwithstanding Article 11, the Paris Public Prosecutor may, for investigation or inquiry proceedings falling within the scope of Article 706-72-1, communicate to the State services mentioned in se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…ts mentions this privilege.Ia -To finance the activities mentioned in I, sociétés de crédit foncier may issue "obligations foncières" whose maturity date may be extended, in accordance with the terms…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-6

…n the country has ended in application of b, c or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the foreign national may request suspension of enforcement of the removal decision.This request is made under the conditi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-12

…or liabilities, the court, if it is seised with a view to opening judicial liquidation proceedings, may, in its judgment, set the date of cessation of payments at the date of opening of the profession…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-19

…in article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1 may be communicated, in particular for identification purposes, to agents of international cooperati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article D4241-6

…assistant practitioner, associate attaché, associate generalist assistant, intern or acting intern, may apply for the issue of the professional diploma of pharmacy assistant under the conditions provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

The staff of hospital foundations may be : 1° Civil servants working for a public legal entity mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-12

The provisional approval decision is notified to the delegated production company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision mentions the date…

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