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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-3

Where the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court refuses to issue a certificate of nationality, the person concerned may refer the matter to the judicial court, which will de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Provisions governing the public company referred to in article L. 1611-3-2 known as Agence France Locale

Article D1611-41

1° For the application of Article L. 1611-3-2, local authorities, their groupings and local public establishments whose debt-reduction capacity, defined as the ratio between outstanding debt at the ba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-40

A company from a third country within the meaning of 1° of Article L. 532-47 of this Code is not required to establish a branch in France if, without providing any other investment service mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D532-41

A branch authorised in accordance with Article L. 532-48 shall report the following information annually to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, which shall inform the Autorité des ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-2

The professional practice standard relating to the communication of internal control weaknesses, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: COMMUNICATION OF INTERNAL CONTROL WEAKNESSES Intro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIIIa: Procedure applicable to health and environmental offences

Article D47-5

By application of the provisions of Article 706-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the judicial courts designated in the table below have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in that table…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-7

For the renewal of each of the Boards of Directors mentioned in article L. 1411-5-2, lots shall be drawn to determine, from among the persons called upon to appoint a single member or an odd number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-6

When the draw provided for in II of Article L. 1411-5-2 is carried out, it shall be made by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the presence of a representative of the Minister for Health, no l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-8

The number of ballot papers to be drawn up is equal to the number of persons called upon to designate a single member or an odd number of members as mentioned in article D. 1411-58-7. The number of ba…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules specific to the drawing of lots

Article D1411-58-9

The drawing of lots is recorded in minutes signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors and by the representative of the Minister for Health who was present. The minutes are sent to each of the pe…

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