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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Assisted witnesses

Article 113-4

…rm him or her of his or her right to make statements, to answer questions put to him or her or to remain silent, as well as the rights mentioned in Article 113-3, and proceed with the formalities prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Accounting provisions

Article L214-110

The audit is carried out by one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall bring to the attention of the Autorité des marchés financiers any irregularities or inaccuracies they discover…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-11

Deeds having the effect of modifying or annulling the published rights of the debtor and the creditor, such as, in particular, the assignment, the granting of a right of exploitation, the assignment o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Admission

Article L552-11

Without prejudice to article L. 345-2-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, in the event of refusal or abandonment of the accommodation offered in application of this chapter, the asylum…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-11

The translation of the claims of the European patent application referred to in Article L. 614-9 shall be drawn up by the applicant. The text is submitted to the National Institute of Industrial Prope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article R41-11

In application of Article 523, the police court may not be constituted by a magistrate exercising a temporary function or an honorary magistrate exercising jurisdictional functions for the trial of th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter V: Customs clearance procedures in relations between certain countries and territories.

Article 119 bis

1. In relations between two parts of the Customs territory, the Customs service of the territory of departure is authorised, on behalf of the Customs service of the territory of destination, to carry…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-11

The following are determined by decrees of the Conseil d'Etat, after consulting the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail and the Académ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-11

Where all or part of the assigned assets are joint or undivided assets, the sole trader provides proof of the express agreement of his spouse or co-tenants and of their prior information about the rig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-11

…d elected; in the event of a tie in seniority, the oldest shall be declared elected. The Chairman remains in office until his successor is installed, but this extension may not exceed a period of thre…

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