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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-17

…ge, may arrange for the fruits to be cut and sold by auction or by any other means within a period set by the judge. The price is deposited in the hands of the receiver appointed by the pursuing credi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export for scientific purposes.

Article R1235-11

…nister for Customs, the Agence de la biomédecine and the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. This list gives the names and addresses of the establishments and organisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-131

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail will notify the applicant of his decision within one hundred and twenty days from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The Trade and Companies Register

Article R123-169

The domiciliation contract provided for in articles R. 123-167 and R. 123-168 is mentioned in the Trade and Companies Register, with an indication of the name or corporate name and the references of t…

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

Article R814-129

…to the rules on the protection and representation of protected persons, the provisions of articles R. 814-80 and R. 814-128 are applicable to the transfer of the shares of a partner who is under a le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-15

The provisions of articles R. 4421-10 to R. 4421-14, insofar as they govern the operation of the Corsican Sites Council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", are applicable to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-10

…the president of the judicial court or his or her delegate under the conditions defined in articles R. 1231-2 and R. 1231-3. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, the consent of each of the pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-14

…calculation and payment of the housing allowance for primary school teachers under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-15 to R. 2334-17.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-11

The High Council checks that the candidate meets the conditions required for registration. The High Council or its delegate collects all relevant information on the candidate and requests the bulletin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-13

…lished on the website of the High Council. It is updated monthly to take account of new entries, deletions of names resulting from deaths or resignations, omissions, suspensions, temporary or permanen…

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