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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-220-1

Within the register, the entities listed in 1° to 6° of Article R. 123-220 are referred to as legal units.Within the register, an establishment is any place where the legal unit carries out all or par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-222-1

The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies draws up a nomenclature of the legal categories of the various legal units registered within the register. This nomenclature indicates, for ea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-22

The provisions of Article R. 225-73 are applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-22

During the criminal investigation, the plea that a legislative provision infringes the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is presented, in support of an application, in a separate writ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to mutual assistance between France and the other Member States of the European Union

Article D47-1-22

Exchanges of information between competent authorities shall be made by any means that leaves a written record and under conditions that enable the recipient to verify the origin and authenticity of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R*221-82

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-81 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R*221-102

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-101 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Popular savings.

Article R*221-67

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-65 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R*221-99

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-98 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-1

In the year in which the members of the Commission are renewed, the First Presidents of the Courts of Appeal shall inform the First President of the Cour de Cassation, no later than two months after t…

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