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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXIII: Procedure applicable in the event of a collective accident

Article 706-176

…ation, prosecution, hearing and judgment of the offences provided for in articles 221-6,221-6-1,222-19,222-19-1,222-20 and 222-20-1 of the Penal Code in cases that involve multiple victims and are or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1-1

The following are exempt from the obligations set out inArticle L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: a) Persons and entities affiliated, within the meaning of Article L. 512-92, to a caisse d'épar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-8

…ogy laboratories of this decision when it sends them biological samples pursuant to Article L. 6211-19.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article R226-1

…e exception of Articles R. 225-15 to R. 225-34 , R. 225-35 to R. 225-60 and R. 22-10-14 to R. 22-10-19, are applicable to sociétés en commandite par actions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L732-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Article L. 15…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R312-2

…compensation as well as the method of calculating this compensation pursuant to article L. 312-34; 19° The borrower's right to be given, on request and free of charge, a copy of the offer of a credit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…represented by Henri Chatel, its Chairman. IT WAS NOTED THAT : a) Laws no. 72-1130 of 21 December 1972 and no. 74-909 of 30 October 1974 amended the legislation governing the Guarantee Fund and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-9

…are exercised under the conditions defined in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016. The right to object, provided for by Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

…egistration provided for by the article L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of article 19 of the loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the event of recording using a secure electronic device

Article A37-27-2

…signed electronically or by hand by the officer in accordance with the provisions of article A. 37-19. IV.-After collection, the offending officer shall record the number of the booklet of counterfoi…

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