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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article R15-33-68

…d Electronic Communications Code, as well as the legal entities providing services mentioned in the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 2° Financial, banking a…

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

Article R214-66

I. - The provisions of articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-40 and R. 214-32-42 do not apply to local investment funds.II. - The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-6

…ons of Chapter I, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6214-6

…previous paragraph apply subject to the necessary rights of way, on the date of publication of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-6

…ent and deprivation of civil rights.The family: minority; guardianship and emancipation; protected adults.Property: movable and immovable property; inheritance and gifts.Securities and privileges.Obli…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-4

…e tried in the requesting State by a court that does not provide the fundamental guarantees of procedure and protection of the rights of the defence; 8° When the crime or misdemeanour constitutes a mi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting of the Banque de France

Article R144-6

The mandatory accounting and valuation rules adopted for the preparation of the consolidated balance sheet of the European System of Central Banks in accordance with Article 26 of the Protocol annexed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Conditions for extradition

Article 696-3

The acts which may give rise to extradition, whether it is a question of requesting it or granting it, are as follows: 1° All acts punishable by criminal penalties under the law of the requesting Stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-6

The share capital of hospital cooperative societies with non-cooperating members is divided into two fractions distinguishing between the shares of cooperating members and those of non-cooperating mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Pharmacies for internal use.

Article L5126-6

…esponsible for health and social security, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Healt…

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