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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

…nising internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provided for in Articles R. 561-38-6 and R. 561-38-7, as well as the deadline and procedures for forwarding them to the super…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R1231-3

The agency shall assist the regional prefect and the departmental prefect in implementing the actions mentioned in V of Article 36 and in the second paragraph of article 41 of decree no. 2004-374 of 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R61-2

The sentence enforcement judge may decide by reasoned order that the imprisonment provided for in the third paragraph of article 131-36-1 of the French Penal Code if it appears that the offender is ab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Appeals against decisions by the Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority

Article R331-44

…of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique mentioned in articles R. 331-36 to R. 331-38 and R. 331-41 are notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of recei…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-26

…where applicable, completed the training period under the conditions provided for in II of article R. 811-25 are exempt from all the qualifying examination tests. They are entered on the list of cour…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-14

…where applicable, completed the training period under the conditions provided for in II of Article R. 812-13 are exempt from all the qualifying examination tests. They are entered on the list of cour…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Procedure applicable to exceptions to copyright and related rights and to the transmission of digital files used to publish printed works

Article R331-41

…t Numérique may, in a reasoned decision taken at the end of the procedure laid down in I of Article R. 331-35, either reject the application referred to it or order the respondent to take the appropri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R443-2

…therwise specified in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording resulting from In Title I R. 410-1 R. 413-1 to R. 413-12R. 413-13of decree no. 2021-1790 of 23 December 2021R. 413-14. and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-83

…2° The properties and real rights held by these companies meet the conditions set out in articles R. 214-81 and R. 214-82 ; 3° The relationship between the undertaking for collective real estate inv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-917

…g from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-918, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relati…

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