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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article R733-1

The administrative authority that ordered the foreign national's house arrest pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 sets out the procedures for applying the measure:1° It deter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Other collective investments

Article L214-191

I. - Collective investments not covered by sections 1 and 2 of this chapter are referred to as: "Other collective investments". These include1° a SICAV established in the form of a simplified joint st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Removal from a living person.

Article L1231-3

The committee of experts whose intervention is provided for in articles L. 1231-1, L. 1241-3 and L. 1241-4 sits in two panels of five members appointed for three years by order of the Minister for Hea…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: MEASURES APPLICABLE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION REQUIRING THE LEAVING OF FRENCH TERRITORY BY AN ASYLUM SEEKER WHOSE RIGHT TO MAINTAINMENT HAS ENDED

Article R752-2

The provisions of articles R. 732-5, R. 733-1 and R. 733-3 are applicable to foreign asylum seekers placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 752-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 329-1 is issued to branches of undertakings referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2, under the conditions set out in Articles R. 321-1, R. 321…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-6

For the application of article L. 2313-1, the budget documents of the caisses des écoles remain deposited at the head office of the public establishment. For the school funds of municipalities with 3,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-5

The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity may not have the purpose or effect of breaching the provisions of articles L. 125-1, L. 125-3,L. 324-9 or L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-7

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles L. 1221-13, L. 5212-1, L. 5222-3 and L. 5232-4, the biologist in charge of the medical biology laboratory shall immediately declare to the bodies mentio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of certain contracts

Article R242-4

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 242-1 to R. 242-3 is punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-49

The following may not be chosen as representatives of the general body of creditors: 1° The debtor company; 2° Companies owning at least one tenth of the capital of the debtor company or of which the…

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