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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Establishment of counsel and submissions

Article 761

…on of the protection litigation judge; 2° In the matters listed by articles R. 211-3-13 to R. 211-3-16, R. 211-3-18 à R. 211-3-21, R. 211-3-23 of the Code of Judicial Organisation and in the matters l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

…cution or proceed in accordance with articles 389 to 390-1,393 to 397-7,495 to 495-6or 495-7 to 495-16, or notify the interested party that the complaint is inadmissible if it is not substantiated or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-6

…licable, those of his lawyer, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 712-16-3. If the convicted person is detained, this hearing may take place in the prison. The provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring compliance with trading platform rules and other obligations

Article L420-9

…nduct prohibited under Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse or any system malfunction relating to a financial instrument.II. - The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis.

Article L2131-4-1

…of the body of the child born from the transfer of the embryo in utero, in accordance with Article 16-3 of the Civil Code;-the sole purpose of the diagnosis referred to in the first paragraph is to i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-17

…m the expiry of this period. The one-month extension of the presumption mentioned in article R. 211-16 does not apply to the provisional certificate mentioned in the second paragraph.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-2

…cope of this book pursuant to Article L. 2515-1; 15° Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services; 16° Management consultancy services, excluding arbitration and conciliation services, and related se…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-12

…its provided for in this Title, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles R. 712-15, R. 712-16-1 and R. 712-18, 1° of article R. 712-24 and articles R. 716-5, R. 716-6, R. 716-11, R. 717-2, R.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-2

For the application of article R. 541-1 in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article R. 512-16-7, the words: ", without prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Provisions common to turnover tax and industrial and commercial profits

Article 302 septies A ter A

…merchant status that are controlled by a company that prepares accounts pursuant to Article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, legal entities subject to the regime defined in Article 302 septie…

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