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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Interprofessional redistribution

Article R444-22

…te nationwide coverage of the professions mentioned in the first sentence of paragraph 1 of article L. 444-1 and access to the law for as many people as possible, the interprofessional fund for access…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-20

Honorary judges of a commercial court may attend installation hearings and, in an advisory capacity, general meetings of that court. At hearings, general meetings and, where appropriate, public ceremo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-21

The president, vice-president, presidents of chambers and judges in office or honorary judges of the commercial courts may not refer to their status without specifying the commercial court where they…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Restricted invitation to tender

Article R2324-2

…fence or security contract is awarded using the invitation to tender procedure mentioned in article L. 2124-2, this invitation to tender is restricted. Only candidates selected by the purchaser are th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article R332-2

The period provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 332-2 is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article R753-2

…and R. 733-2 are applicable to foreign asylum seekers placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 753-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Conditions for entry into or exit from national territory of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-22

…ir level of transformation, which are not active substances within the meaning of 1 of I of Article L. 5138-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…tion diplomas registered in the National Register of Professional Qualifications under I of article L. 6113-5 are subject to prior consultation in accordance with I of article L. 6113-3 in the followi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28-1

For the examination of requests for the execution of a European arrest warrant concerning the perpetrators of acts of terrorism, the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal, the First President…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-22-1

To take account of geographical distance or professional or medical constraints, the chairman of the panel called upon to reach a decision may decide, with the agreement of the person subject to the d…

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