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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-12

…f Article 706-53-2, informing the person and providing the document provided for in Article R. 53-8-9 are made by the investigating judge who orders the entry in the file, even if the supervision meas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° : Acts, archives, registers and documents destroyed as a result of war, disaster or any other event

Article 1122

…ities having this reconstitution as their object, are, subject to the provisions of 3° of Article 679, exempt from registration duties and, dispensed, where applicable, from the formality unless, as f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to digital signatures

Article A53-5

Is an advanced electronic seal with qualified certificate within the meaning of Article D. 589-5 an electronic seal in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

…de" are deleted; 2° In the title of sub-section 2, the word: "mixed" is deleted; 3° Article R. 1110-9 is replaced by the following provisions: "Art. R. 1110-9.-The Conciliation Board referred to in Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, member of the staff delegation to the inter-company social and economic committee and employee adviser

Article R2421-1

…d dismissal. It is sent electronically in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 112-9 to R. 112-9-2 of the Code of relations between the public and the administration or by registered…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-72

…the package leaflet of the homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in article L. 5141-9 must bear the following information exclusively: 1° The very clear indication "homeopathic veterin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-5

The portfolio management companies referred to in Article L. 532-9, which provide the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 or register the units or shares of the undertakings for collec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-2

…national under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 or in detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 has been notified with the transfer decision or where the foreign national is already subject to s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article D227-1

The thresholds mentioned in Article L. 227-9-1 relating to the appointment of a statutory auditor are those defined in Article D. 221-5.The balance sheet total and the amount of turnover excluding tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage is less than six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-14

…of subsidies for each repair operation according to the maximum rates mentioned in article R. 1613-9. If the sum of grants that may be awarded to local authorities or groupings exceeds the total amou…

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