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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 501

When the court rules on an application for release in accordance with articles 148-1 and 148-2 as well as when it rules on an application to release or modify a judicial supervision order or house arr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative approval

Article L382-2

In order to grant the administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 382-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that : 1° The technical and financial resources t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

The first fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes whose population represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising office…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-2

The Institute's revenue is made up of all fees collected in respect of industrial property and the national register of companies, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Finance Act 2011…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to groups of economic operators

Article R2191-53

In the case of a contract awarded to a joint venture of economic operators, a single copy or a certificate of transferability is issued in the name of the joint venture, provided that the services pro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to groups of economic operators

Article R2191-52

In the case of a contract awarded to a joint grouping of economic operators, each economic operator is issued with a single copy or a certificate of transferability limited to the amount of the servic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-2

In the following matters, where the branch agreement or the agreement covering a wider territorial or professional field expressly so stipulates, the company agreement concluded subsequent to that agr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to personal recovery without compulsory liquidation and to personal recovery with compulsory liquidation

Article L743-2

At any time during the procedure, the judge may, if he considers that the debtor's situation is not irremediably compromised, refer the case back to the commission.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-2

The first managing director or managing directors are appointed by the articles of association. They carry out the incorporation formalities for which the founders of public limited companies are resp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: National Patent Register

Article R613-58-1

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