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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-15

The president of the commercial court, ruling on a petition, is competent to take the decisions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 237-21, in article L. 237-23, in the third paragraph…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R354

For the application of Article R. 227-1, the words: "the president of the judicial court, within whose jurisdiction the bailiff has his residence" are replaced by the words: "the president of the cour…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provision of essential data

Article R2196-1

On its buyer profile, the purchaser offers free, direct and complete access to the essential data for contracts meeting a need whose value is equal to or greater than €40,000 excluding tax.This essent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

Any healthcare professional or any legal representative of a healthcare establishment, medico-social establishment or service or autonomous cosmetic surgery facility must declare without delay to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-12

I.-The authorisations referred to in 4° of Article L. 6133-1 are the authorisations for healthcare activities and heavy equipment listed in Articles R. 6122-25 and R. 6122-26 respectively and issued b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R305

The first paragraph of Article R. 80 reads as follows: "Bulletin No. 2 is requested from the registry of the court of first instance or, in accordance with the second paragraph of Article R. 62, from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-14

I.-The results of the studies mentioned in article L. 3512-18 are presented using, in particular, the following consumer categories: young people aged 11 to 15, young people aged 16 to 25, women and m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article R10

The granting of the status of judicial police officer to candidates who pass the technical examination is pronounced, following the assent of the commission provided for in article R. 3, by joint orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R276

A article R. 49-7, the following paragraph is added: "For New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the amount of the increased fixed fine is set by the Congress of New Caledonia and the Council of Minister…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R197

The public prosecutors and the public prosecutors shall at the same time examine the writings to ensure that they comply with the requirements of Article R. 185, and they shall reduce at the appropria…

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