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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28-1

…Court of Appeal and the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal and its President shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of the articles 695-26 et…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-31

The Accounting Officer shall exercise due diligence to ensure the recovery of all the Agency's resources. Revenue shall be recovered by the Accounting Officer either spontaneously or in accordance wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-96

The Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions and, where applicable, the Risk Committee shall be provided with full information on the ris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health threats

Article L3131-9

…he powers granted to the representative of the State in the département by article L. 3131-8 may be exercised, under the same conditions, by the prefects of the defence zone and by the Prime Minister…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Markets of national interest

Article L761-11

The Prefect exercises police powers within the national interest market. Within the reference perimeter, he ensures that the laws and regulations affecting the market are applied and, to this end, rep…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R441-3

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, the exercise by a foreign national of a salaried professional activity is authorised under the conditions defined by articles R. 5221-1 t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Policy

Article L2521-1

…ways on main roads, including with regard to freedom and safety, in addition to the policing powers exercised in communes where policing is state-run in accordance with articles L. 2214-3 and L. 2214-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XIII: Criminal records

Article 875

For the application of article 768-1, the powers of the national criminal record are exercised by the registry of the court of first instance, which receives, in the case of legal entities whose regis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2424

…not to encumber the share of the common parts included in these lots. However, registered creditors exercise their rights over the said share as it exists at the time of the transfer, the price of whi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules specific to legal mortgages of minors or adults under guardianship

Article 2399

…of one year, the registration of his legal mortgage or an additional registration.This right may be exercised by their heirs within the same period or within the year of their death if they died while…

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