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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-25

Except where the provisions of this Title relating to the European arrest warrant apply, where a request for provisional arrest for the purposes of extradition emanates from a State party to the Conve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall cooperate closely with the other competent authorities within the meaning of point 40 of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-1

When an application for authorisation concerns a generic medicinal product of a reference medicinal product which has not been authorised in France, the applicant must indicate the Member State of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1

I. - In order to ensure shareholder equality and market transparency, the General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) sets the rules for public offers of financial instruments issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-5

The companies promoting the operation to form a European holding company shall draw up a joint draft for the formation of the European company.This draft shall be filed with the registrar of the court…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L452-1

Exporting to a country outside the European Union a foodstuff that is injurious to health or an animal feed that is dangerous, in disregard of the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-21-1

I.- Where the High Counsel communicates confidential information or documents to an authority of a State which is not a member of the European Union, the High Counsel shall require that such informati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-25

For the purposes of 1° of Article L. 531-24, a country is considered to be a safe country of origin when, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within the framework of a demo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R212-4

The committee and its specialist bodies meet when convened by the chairman and on the agenda he has set. Meetings are convened as of right when requested, on a specific agenda, either by the minister…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The President of the Assembly of French Guyana and the Standing Committee

Article L7123-4

The Assembly of French Guiana elects the members of the standing committee.The standing committee is made up of the president of the Assembly of French Guiana, between four and fifteen vice-presidents…

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