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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article A761-3

…it and loss account for the past year and a provisional profit and loss account for the coming year;3° A detailed analysis of expenses and income as well as the number of staff employed;4° The self-fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-32

…f the plenary session; or 2° placed directly on the agenda of one of its specialised committees; or 3° Referred for consideration to one of its specialised committees before inclusion on the agenda of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-31

…by the court of another Member State may be refused only in the cases provided for in Articles 728-32 and 728-33. The decision to refuse shall state the reasons for the refusal by reference to these…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

…quest or consent to benefit from the mobile electronic anti-seizure device provided for in Article 138-3 of this Code, the article 132-45-1 of the Criminal Code or article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

…g and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 regularly assess the sensitivity of the prudential technical provisions and the group's own fu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-3

I. - Pursuant to Article L. 72-100-3, the President of the Executive Council of Martinique shall present to the Assembly of Martinique an annual report on the situation with regard to equality between…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for residential or business premises

Article R412-3

…cle…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Special delegation

Article L2121-35

In the event of the dissolution of a municipal council or the resignation of all its serving members, or in the event of the final annulment of the election of all its members, or where a municipal co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…ext of criminal proceedings, or the committees of enquiry set up pursuant to Article 6 of Ordinance No. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies.Credit institutions a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Beverages.

Article L3351-3

…arge or sale by a producer or manufacturer, to any person other than those authorised by article L. 3322-5, of anethol or essences that may be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages, is punish…

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