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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-25

…on life and limb and assaults and other attacks, abductions and kidnappings punishable by articles 221-1 à 221-5-5,222-1 à 222-18-3,222-22 à 222-33-1,223-1-1 et 224-1 to 224-5-2 of the Penal Code, if…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-24

…Agency :1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the conditions defined inarticle 26 of Law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983, as amended, on the rights and obligations of civil servants;2°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article R775-24

Article R. 541-11 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-2

…er the document summarising this information mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 1131-1-2 under the conditions laid down by this provision. In the light of the results of the examination c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21-2

…de at the latest before gametes for donation and embryos intended for reception are made available; 2° affixing the unique European donation code on the traceability sheet and, where applicable, on th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-2

…issue a warrant for arrest or detention pursuant to Article 465 may, pursuant to III of Article 464-2, issue a committal order with deferred effect. He may also not issue any warrant. However, where,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-2

…the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-2

…er sexual attacks, kidnapping and unlawful confinement and home invasion punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-4, 222-1 à 222-18, 222-23 à 222-33, 224-1 à 224-5, 226-4and 432-8 of the Criminal Code,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…igade of his or her choice to lodge a complaint, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3; 2° That the filing of an online complaint does not prevent the complainant from asking to be heard b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-22

…oting rights held by the FIA whenever this proportion reaches or falls below the thresholds of 10%, 20%, 30%, 50% and 75%. I of article L. 214-24-21 applies to an AIF or its management company which a…

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