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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-4

…ith the provisions of Article 8(14) and Article 19 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001, the transfer of the registered office of a European Company registered…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-8

…first paragraph does not affect the rights acquired by third parties prior to the date of transfer. Acts involving a transfer or licence, as referred to in the first two paragraphs, shall be evidenced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-23

Decisions taken by the mayor pursuant to article L. 2122-22 are subject to the same rules as those applicable to deliberations by municipal councils on the same subjects. Unless otherwise stipulated i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mutual legal assistance

Article 627-2

…on the case, by the anti-terrorist public prosecutor or the investigating judge in Paris, who shall act throughout the national territory in the presence, where appropriate, of the prosecutor at the I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

…iction, the public prosecutor or investigating judge hearing an investigation or inquiry concerning acts covered by Article 696-108 is required to relinquish jurisdiction over the proceedings in favou…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-76

…e College of the Agency pursuant to article R. 232-10. The Committee appoints one of its members to act as secretary, with a casting vote in the event of a tie.The Committee secretary draws up and sig…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the matching of personal data carried out by the Autorité nationale des jeux and by La Française des jeux for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-11

…a relating to online sports betting operations that it has at its disposal pursuant toArticle 38 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of online gambli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-7

Persons belonging to the health reserve provided for in article L. 3132-1, carrying out an activity as part of a commitment to serve in the operational reserve provided for in article L. 4211-1 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-6

…fter obtaining the opinion of a committee appointed by joint decree, may authorise to continue to practise their profession, either without any limitation, or for one or more establishments or for a s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Occupational therapists.

Article L4331-1

Any person who is not a doctor and who habitually performs professional occupational therapy acts, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat after consulting the Académie nationale de médecine, is co…

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