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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R427

The first paragraph of Article R. 234 is worded as follows: "In the case of a certified statement or statement of account, the accounting officer assigned before payment or the stakeholder, within a p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

…dy provided for by Article L. 123-33 of the Commercial Code, of the IT service mentioned in Article R. 123-2 of the same code, as well as the management of the IT service referred to in Article R. 123…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-2

…ders of the territorial formation of the national gendarmerie based in the community; 9° In Article R. 140-1, the references to articles R. 142-33 to R. 142-40 are deleted; 10° In article R. 142-16: a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Payment of fees

Article R226

…briefs relating to criminal, correctional and police court costs other than those listed in Article R. 224-1 are forwarded for requisition to the public prosecutor's office of the jurisdiction in whic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 421-36, R. 421-37, R. 421-40 and R. 424-4, the residence permit is withdrawn in the following cases: 1° A foreign national holding a residence permit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-5

The interview(s) provided for in article R. 6152-630-3 focus mainly on : 1° The reasons for the request and the principle of the contractual termination ; 2° Setting the date on which the contract wil…

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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 R268

A article R. 42, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph is inserted: "If the accused resides on an island that is not served by a regular postal service, notification shall be made by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-5

The agent provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 237-9 is appointed by the president of the commercial court, acting in summary proceedings.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-4

Smoking in a vehicle in the presence of a minor in disregard of the ban provided for in article L. 3512-9 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-2

The persons referred to in article R. 124-1 must provide evidence that they have taken out an insurance policy covering them against the financial consequences of any professional civil liability they…

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