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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-11

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-53-2, the magistrate or court making the decision shall inform the person concerned and notify them of their obligations either orally or by registered l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council.

Article R142-11

Whenever a councillor is to be elected, the Governor sets the date of the ballot. This date must be announced no later than the thirtieth day before the day fixed for the ballot. Employees wishing to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-41-4

The applicant is summoned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to be heard by the Enforcement Committee.They may be assisted or represented by a person of their choice.If the applicant…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-25

The Court of First Instance shall give its decision within ten days of the matter being referred to it, without any costs or procedural formalities, and after giving three days' notice to all interest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions

Article D4154-3

The employer may be authorised, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 4154-1, to employ employees holding a fixed-term employment contract or temporary employees to carry out the work mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-131

Any request by one or more heirs of a deceased partner, pursuant to the second paragraph of article 24 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, to the preferential allocation to them of the shares of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice of the profession by students.

Article D4151-17-1

The Conseil départemental de l'ordre will immediately notify the student and the midwife being replaced of the decision to authorise or refuse authorisation to practise. This notification may be made…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-171

If the coordination group agrees, at the end of the single assessment procedure for periodic safety update reports provided for in Article 107g(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-5

The application for authorisation is deemed to be complete if, within 30 days of receipt, the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé has not inform…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2

The professional practice standard relating to the audit of accounts carried out by several statutory auditors, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-200. Principles applicable to…

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