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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-5

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29

Sworn private security guards report all offences and contraventions affecting the properties in their care by means of official reports.Official reports are delivered or sent by registered post direc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to groups of economic operators

Article R2191-52

In the case of a contract awarded to a joint grouping of economic operators, each economic operator is issued with a single copy or a certificate of transferability limited to the amount of the servic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products which may only be sold in bulk under certain conditions

Article D120-5

…e precautions to be taken for their consumption or use, their dangerousness and the risks that they may incur.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article R721-5

The administrative authority competent to require a foreign national to comply with the presentation requirements laid down in article L. 721-7 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police pre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-58

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, as part of the implementation of the due diligence measures provided for in Articles L. 561-4-1 to L. 561-14-2, persons subject to the AML/CFT reg…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R233-5

…to apply for the issue of a residence permit as well as the work permit provided for in article L. 5221-2 of the Labour Code in order to work.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-5

…neration is subject to seizure or assignment, in application of the second paragraph of article L. 3252-5, is equal to the lump sum referred to in article L. 262-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedures for the examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in the event of house arrest or detention

Article L753-5

…istrative authority, and without prejudice to the cases provided for in c and d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall rule on the asyl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Hallmarks

Article 524

…in the form of a diamond containing an initial letter of his name and the symbol chosen by him. It may be engraved by such artist as he pleases to choose. The guarantee hallmark is affixed: a. Either…

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