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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-3

The departmental protocol specifies : 1° The list of acts, orders, decisions, documents and administrative correspondence drawn up under the responsibility of the departmental prefect, which are prepa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-37

The Public Prosecutor shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the requested person is surrendered to the judicial authority of the issuing State at the latest within ten days of the date of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-38

The provisions of Article 695-37 do not preclude the Investigating Chamber, after ruling on the execution of the European arrest warrant, from temporarily postponing the surrender for serious humanita…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-39

Where the requested person is being prosecuted in France or has already been sentenced there and must serve a sentence there for an act other than that covered by the European arrest warrant, the Inve…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-19

I.-Any association participating in a merger, demerger or partial transfer of assets shall make the following documents available to its members, at the registered office or on the association's websi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Rental charges, taxes, fees and works

Article R145-35

The following may not be charged to the tenant: 1° Expenses relating to the major repairs mentioned in the article 606 of the Civil Code as well as, where applicable, the fees for carrying out this wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-34-1

Article D. 214-32-31 II does not apply to private equity funds.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article D251-3

At least once a year, the line producer sends the persons mentioned in article L. 251-9 the various operating accounts it has been given.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Privileges.

Article L3253-3

The remuneration provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 3253-2 includes : 1° Wages, salaries or commissions as such ; 2° Additional benefits, in particular the compensation provided for in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial arrangements

Article R2393-35

When the contract has been awarded by the State and the contractor uses a State department as a subcontractor, the services covered by the subcontract do not give rise to any payment to the contractor…

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