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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-53

…d that the person has not complied with one of the prohibition measures provided for in 9°, 10° and 11° of article 41-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-10

The money market instruments referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 214-20 meet the following conditions: 1° They meet at least one of the following criteria: a) They have an issue maturity of up to 397…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-31

…her than land and intangible fixed assets;10° Provisions for risks and charges and for depreciation;11° Other orderly transactions;12° Expenditure relating to the allocation de vétérance, and, where a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R546-2

I. - Any person referred to in I of article L. 546-1 shall apply for registration in the register and for entry in the categories referred to in I of article R. 519-4. To this end, it must compile a f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation procedure for bodies responsible for vocational integration and training initiatives

Article R6121-3

…he mission entrusted and on the allocation of structural costs, as well as the system of penalties; 11° A reference to Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

…tween the prison and the healthcare establishment on the conditions for application of the protocol;11° The procedures for the payment of expenses which give rise to reimbursement to the health establ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…mination of the ancillary contract, and their effects; 10° The prohibition of any advance payments; 11° The fact that the contract may be governed by a law other than that of the Member State of the E…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2224-7-7

The measures provided for in the action plan mentioned in article L. 2224-7-6 are intended to avoid, reduce or eliminate pollution of any kind or to limit its transfer to water resources, without prej…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-12

Where, since the filing of the draft terms of merger with the clerk of the commercial court and until the completion of the transaction, the acquiring company permanently holds at least 90% of the sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-3

…aving himself regularly replaced when he is absent from the pharmacy of which he is the proprietor; 11° Not having at his disposal, for the practice of his profession, the number of pharmacists who sh…

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