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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-121

I. - Proof of compliance with the conditions mentioned in 1° of article L. 352-1 of the French Forestry Code is provided by producing a copy or notarised certificate of the title to the forests concer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495-2-1

…of the police investigation as a civil party in accordance with the second paragraph of article 420-1, the President shall rule on this claim in the criminal order. If he is unable to rule on this cla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-148

Pledges and pledges as well as agricultural warrants (numbers 146 and 147 of table 5) give rise to the collection of: 1° Where they are granted by a third party in the main deed : a quarter of the fee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-136

The mortgage assignment deed (number 123 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of: 1° Where the mortgage assignment is granted by a third party in the main deed : a quarter of the fees for the main…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R451-1

…L. 451-1,1the enforcement agent proceeds with the repossession of the premises…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-14

When the foreign national's right to stay has ended in application of b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the benefit of material reception conditions ends under the following conditions:1° When the for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…f the General Tax Code who make the first sale in France of medical devices defined in Article L. 5211-1 of this Code and in vitro diagnostic medical devices defined in Article L. 5221-1 sociale send…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-149

I.-The companies mentioned in 11° and 13° of article R. 5142-1 declare the following information for the sale of medicated feedingstuffs containing one or more antibiotic substances: 1° The number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: High Council for Social Dialogue.

Article R*2122-1

The High Council for Social Dialogue referred to in Article L. 2122-11 of the Labour Code comprises : 1° Five representatives of national and cross-industry employee trade union organisations and, in…

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

Article L3334-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of article L. 3332-15, the collective retirement savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165 of the Mo…

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