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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article L733-17

Failure to comply with the requirements relating to house arrest, placement under mobile electronic surveillance and a ban on contact with certain named persons whose behaviour is linked to activities…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the ruling on the application to extend detention

Article L743-14

The liberties and detention judge determines the places in which the foreign national is assigned to residence. At the judge's request, the foreign national shall provide evidence that the premises as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L352-1

Members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board of the Depositors' Guarantee Fund and any person who, by virtue of their duties, has access to documents and information held by the Fund, shall be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Additional provisions relating to public sector companies.

Article L2144-1

This chapter also applies to the establishments and undertakings mentioned in article 1 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 relating to the democratisation of the public sector.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-1

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the acts, and whose statutory purpose includes defending the rights of women to access contraception and terminatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

The Articles of Association may provide that the shares of sociétés par actions or the corporate units of sociétés à responsabilité limitée subject to corporation tax by operation of law or by option…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-1

I.-Any advertisement aimed at the consumer, broadcast on any medium or visible from outside the point of sale, mentioning a price reduction or promotional price on perishable food products must specif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L696-1

For the application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion of Title IX of Book VI, the words: "specially designated commercial court" are replaced by the words: "territorially competent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L732-1

Mixed commercial courts are set up in the overseas departments and regions.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L524-1

Following the findings made on the basis of articles L. 511-5 à L. 511-7, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs may apply to the civil court or, if appropriate,…

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