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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-17

…R. 221-16. It also reminds him of the option open to him to proceed with the am…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-24

…mitation of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L3443-2

…uée à chaque département d'outre-mer est calculée dans les conditions prévues par l'article L. 3334-16. The departmental equipment grant for collèges in the Department of Guadeloupe, calculated under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-17

…main, the regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transferred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising or likely to practise the profession of pharmacist

Article R4221-31

The information sent, pursuant to Article L. 4221-16-1, by the bodies issuing training qualifications to the service or body responsible for registering the persons referred to in Article L. 4221-16 a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-19

…tatement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the various sports federations. This statement is included in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…of fraud; -obtaining an understanding of the way in which the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code exercise their oversight in terms of fraud risk; -analyse fraud ris…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-25

Opposing the performance of the duties entrusted to the agents and persons authorised pursuant to article L. 232-11 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.Failure to comply wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-36

The articles of association of a company whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market may provide that the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-31

The mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris informs the arrondissement mayor of the general conditions for the implementation of equipment projects whose execution is planned, in whole or in p…

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