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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-11

…ive measure to prosecution or a penal composition is used for any offence committed within a couple and falling within the scope of the article 132-80 of the Penal Code, the victim may ask the public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11

…criptions may not be made by the company's agent until the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. If the company is not incorporated within six months of the first deposit of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking whose registered office is outside the European Union

Article L356-11

…e L. 356-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify whether the insurance and reinsurance undertakings are subject by the supervisory authority of the ultimate parent underta…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-11

…hat person in a position to provide evidence that he has taken steps to demonstrate his reliability and, where appropriate, that his participation in the contract award procedure is not likely to prej…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Exclusions at the discretion of the licensing authority

Article L3123-11

…the person in a position to provide evidence that he has taken steps to demonstrate his reliability and, where appropriate, that his participation in the procedure for the award of the concession cont…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-11

…st, no later than six months before the end of the three-year period provided for in Article R. 512-10, waive deferment of publication in writing and deliver to the National Institute of Industrial Pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-14

…decides otherwise. However, measures relating to the arrangements for exercising parental authority and the contribution to the maintenance and education of the children taken pursuant to 5° of Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-11

…s de santé keeps an up-to-date list of authorised legal entities or individuals, giving their names and addresses and the category of products that each of them is authorised to import or export. This…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11

…prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that any insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-1 which intends to open a branch, to carry on business for the first time under the freedom to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-111

Commercial companies are required to file, within one month of their approval by the ordinary general meeting, the accounting documents provided for in articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23. The filing of t…

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