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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-1

…recy with regard to this information, under the conditions and penalties of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-20

…ts, the advance of the necessary funds from the guarantee institutions mentioned in Article L. 3253-14. In the case of safeguard proceedings, the court-appointed agent must justify to these institutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Precautionary measures.

Article L3354-1

…t must carry out the checks provided for in article L. 234-1 of the Highway Code andarticle L. 4274-14 of the Transport Code on the person of the alleged perpetrator in order to establish proof of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-13

…tion of net investment income calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article A. 132-14 and, on the expenditure side, with the authorisation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark application must, on pain of rejection, comply…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-2

…f the provisions of 1 of Article L. 611-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, the public prosecutor, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-49

By way of derogation from article L. 2312-14, an employer who launches a public takeover bid for the capital of a company is not required to consult the social and economic committee prior to such lau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Tasks that may be carried out by dispensing pharmacists

Article R5125-33-8

…ntification number in the sectorial reference register of natural persons referred to in article L. 1470-4. If the pharmacist has not received training in the administration or prescription of vaccine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Water and sanitation

Article R2564-21

The requirements of article R. 2224-11 must be met, in Mayotte: - by 31 December 2020 at the latest for wastewater agglomerations whose population and economic activities produce wastewater whose gros…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…1 December 2030 for those using the energies mentioned in c and d of the said 1, and from 1 January 2020 and until 31 December 2030 for those using the energy mentioned in e of the same 1, the deducti…

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