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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-37

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 49-38, where a request for information from a competent department of one of the Member States of the European Union or of one of the non-Member States mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176

…a company whose sole purpose is to hold woodland and forests, the valuation provided for in article R. 214-175 is also carried out on the assets of this forestry group or company.II. - Where a forest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-7

…n lapses. A new authorisation may, if necessary, be issued under the conditions set out in articles R. 1312-2 to R. 1312-4.If the authorised agent has already been sworn in, in any capacity whatsoever…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-5

…er of the supervisory ministers. The staff representatives elected in accordance with 6° of article R. 1313-4 are appointed by order of the supervisory ministers. The members of the colleges mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Administrative police measures

Article R1322-74

In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1322-70 to R. 1322-73 or the individual decisions taken for their application, the Prefect will send the person responsible for the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article R526-2

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 123-45 and 2° of article R. 123-46, must, within one month, be the subject of an application for an amending entry in the Trade and Companies Register:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-44

…hall be summoned as appropriate in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in article R. 631-3 or R. 631-4.The request for replacement made by the plan execution commissioner is made by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-16

…employer who does not come under a sector covered by one of the decisions provided for in articles R. 3121-13 and R. 3121-14 may, in order to deal with exceptional situations specific to his company,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-19

…appraised value of the company is determined in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 3332-22 and R. 3332-23. The employer informs the employees individually of this appraised value,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-14

…by human cases, which may be entrusted to the public or private organisations mentioned in articles R. 3114-11 and R. 3114-13; 2° Procedures for monitoring the resistance of local vector species to bi…

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