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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Retention period for data entered in the register and procedures for deleting them

Article R53-21-22

…deletion of data entered in the directory: a) Upon expiry of the period provided for in Article R. 53-21-20 ; b) When informed of one of the decisions mentioned in article R. 53-21-21; c) When informe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C

…nies are defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-20

A UCITS may not engage in short sales of the financial instruments referred to in Article L. 214-20.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Economic and financial provisions

Article R5312-21

…s subject to economic and financial control by the State under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.Pôle emploi is subject to…

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

Article R611-20

…s furnished proof that he has brought an action, the proprietor of the patent application or patent may not withdraw the application or renounce the patent in its entirety or one or more of the claims…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-29

…sible before it is handed over to the deceased's next of kin. Relatives of the deceased who so wish may not be refused access to the body before it is buried, except for public health reasons. Access…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Radiation .

Article R4722-20-1

The employer must prove that he has referred the matter to the accredited body or the Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire within the time limit set.It shall forward the results to the o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-21

…he syndicat is carried out under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-41.II. - The communauté de communes is also substituted, for the competences that it exercises o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-23

…al circumstances and at the reasoned request of the distribution company, the aforementioned period may be extended for a period not exceeding six months, by decision of the President of the Centre na…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20

The provisions of articles R. 2191-26, R. 2191-27, R. 2191-29 and R. 2191-31 apply.

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