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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizures and assignments.

Article L3252-7

Remuneration may not be subject to sequestration.

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

Article R5141-70

The registration of a homeopathic veterinary medicinal product mentioned in Article L. 5141-9 may be refused, suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agency. Decisions to refuse, suspend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-7

…t by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, assets other than those defined in articles L. 513-2 to L. 513-6 may be held by sociétés de crédit foncier and financed by preferential resources. This decree sets t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Semiconductor products

Article R622-7

Within two months prior to the expiry of the term of protection, the owner of the deposit may request either the return of the items or their preservation for a further renewable period of ten years.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-7

…of determining the minimum capital, the provision of the account information service referred to in 8° of II of Article L. 314-1 is not taken into account.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 8: Miscellaneous

Article A444-30

The chief clerk's assistance service listed under number 127 of table 3-1 shall give rise to the collection of a fee based on the highest total amount of sums entered as expenditure or resources in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-71

Any banker may, by reasoned decision, refuse to issue to an account holder cheque forms other than those issued for a withdrawal of funds by the drawer from the drawee or for certification. It may, at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-4

The sentence enforcement judge may make the granting of work release, semi-liberty or permission to go out to the sentenced person subject to compliance with one or more obligations or prohibitions se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-10

The sentence enforcement judge may also subject the person placed under electronic monitoring to the measures set out in articles 132-43 to 132-46 of the Penal Code. It may in particular subject the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXII: Referral to the Cour de cassation for an opinion

Article 706-64

The criminal courts, with the exception of the investigating courts and the assize court, may request the opinion of the Cour de cassation pursuant to Article L. 151-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisa…

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