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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-19

Release may be requested at any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms set out in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The claimant's lawyer is summoned by registered letter with acknow…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R823-19

…t to the economic and financial control of the State provided for by the décret n° 53-707 du 9 août 1953 relatif au contrôle de l'Etat dans les entreprises publiques nationales et certains organismes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-19

…gement positions. However, the functions provided for in 4° that do not have an operational purpose may be held by territorial civil servants who do not belong to professional fire brigade officer emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R5121-190

…e health establishment or the administrator of the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire, departments may have a supply of blood-derived medicinal products intended for urgent care. This supply is manag…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-19

…e purchaser has completed the purging formalities or has been exempted from doing so, the purchaser may refer the matter to the judicial court for the purpose of having the registrations struck off. T…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-19

…grant of the patent shall be resumed as soon as the court's decision has become res judicata; they may also be resumed at any time with the written consent of the person who brought the action claimi…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2 : The departmental conciliation committee for leases of commercial, industrial or craft buildings or premises.

Article D145-19

…for members of the Commission are governed by the conditions set out in Decree no. 90-437 du 28 mai 1990 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasionnés par les déplacements…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-19

…after noting the party's absence, will set a new meeting date during the meeting. The new meeting may not take place more than eight days after the date of the meeting initially set. The Chairman wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-19

…re carried out, exits and clearances must comply with the following specific requirements: 1° There may be no fewer than two exits where these must allow the passage of more than five people; for a nu…

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