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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-1

…is established by an act drawn up by the civil registrar of the place where the person is resident; 2° Outside the national territory or in all cases where the civil registry service is no longer prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-9

The duties of specialist assistant may be carried out in the courts and magistrates referred to in article 628-1 category A and B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subjects defined by decr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L651-2

…ch Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The provisions of Articles L. 611-2 and L. 612-4 do not apply; 2° The provisions of 1° of Article L. 615-1 do not apply; 3° Exc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-8

…f 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas or in article R. 133-32 of the Tourism Code and all or part of whose territory is more than thirty minutes from the neares…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-2

By way of derogation from articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the legal entities mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may draw up an abbreviated balance sheet and an abbreviated profi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-2-2

In order to carry out the tasks defined in Article L. 631-2-1, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière may interview representatives of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, portf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article R5211-9

…cooperation establishment provides, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-26, the appointment of a liquidator, this is decided by the representative of the State in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-9

…e programme(s) containing the information set by order of the Minister responsible for the economy; 2° A presentation of the issuer's legal and financial position; 3° The documents made available to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for systemic medicinal treatments for cancer

Article R6123-94

…tion meeting, following the initial diagnosis but also on the occasion of reassessment assessments; 2° The therapeutic decision on systemic cancer drug treatment, regardless of the method of administr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-1

When, in the course of legal proceedings or the checks referred to in article L. 214-23 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, one or more live animals have been seized or removed for any reason what…

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