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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29

…easoned order to this end as soon as it has handed down the judgment or ruling declaring the person not criminally irresponsible on account of mental disorder. This order is signed by the president of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-14

…an opinion. In urgent cases, the time limit may be shortened by the president of the court, but may not be less than five clear working days. By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, when the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article L123-11-1

…h, its legal representative may set up its registered office at his domicile, for a period that may not exceed five years from the date of its creation, nor exceed the legal, contractual or judicial t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article L1613-6

…is allocation:1° Communes;2° Public establishments of inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status;3° Mixed syndicates made up exclusively of communes and public establishments of inter-commun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to specialised finance companies

Article L214-190-2

…corporated as a société anonyme or a société par actions simplifiée. The company shall indicate its status as a specialised finance company on all deeds and documents intended for third parties. Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4

…e or outside a measure of investigation or enquiry carried out during a procedure to verify a civil status record undertaken by diplomatic or consular authorities under the provisions of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-16

The following are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre, as well as the conditions for granting, modifying and withdrawing the approval…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-44

…231, L. 225-232, L. 225-252, L. 823-6 and L. 823-7, these associations must have communicated their status to the company and to the Autorité des marchés financiers. II.-However, where the company's c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-106

…voyance together hold an absolute majority of the share capital and voting rights. It must have the status of a credit institution. In addition, credit institutions and finance companies which are con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Compensation for contaminated victims.

Article L3122-5

…ompensation to any victim referred to in article L. 3122-1 within a period set by decree, which may not exceed six months from the date on which the Office receives full proof of the injury suffered.…

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