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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Property.

Article 1271

The judicial sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or to adults under guardianship may only be ordered on the basis of a deliberation by the family council stating…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-2

Convicts sentenced to a penalty that cannot give rise to a rehabilitation as of right benefit, upon simple request, from the exclusion of the mention of their conviction from bulletin no. 2, according…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Implementing provisions.

Article L3262-7

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular : 1° The information appearing on meal vouchers and the conditions for affixing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-10

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the terms and conditions for the application of this Title, in particular: 1° The compulsory information attached to mobility vouchers and the terms and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inspection.

Article L5313-3

In order to carry out its duties, the Agency may ask the ministers and regional health agencies concerned to call upon their agents authorised to monitor the application of legislative and regulatory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-53

Articles R. 228-60 to R. 228-78 and R. 228-80 to R. 228-86 are applicable in the event of the issue of profit participation certificates. To this end, the rules provided for by these articles and conc…

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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 R319

Article R. 116 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 116.-It shall be allocated to each expert appointed in accordance with the laws and regulations on the repression of fraud in commercial matters, for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will notify the applicant of its decision within two months of receipt of the complete application. Silence on the part of the AMF on expiry of thi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee.

Article R313-19

The provision of the second paragraph of article L. 313-25, according to which the date of assignment or pledge is affixed by the assignee, may not apply to assignments of financial claims provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-21

The presentation to the general meeting of the credit institution or finance company concerned of the draft resolutions mentioned in article R. 511-20 is governed by the rules of the French Commercial…

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