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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-2

…redit institution mentioned in Article L. 511-1 or an investment firm mentioned in Article L. 531-4 and other than a purely industrial holding company, whose main activity consists of acquiring holdin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities.

Article R2521-2

…Paris fire brigade carries out its mission in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. To this end, it is at the disposal of the Prefect of Police of Paris.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives

Article R812-22-1

…ore the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires and those relating to the procedure for provisional suspension before the tri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives

Article R812-23-1

…at the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires ensures that disciplinary sanctions are enforced.He informs the public prosec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives

Article R812-21-1

The provisions relating to the supervision and inspection of judicial agents, are applicable to the persons mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 subject to the following provisions: 1° The provisions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-2

…ons who have not served as a juror or citizen assessor in the five years preceding the current year and who have not been entered on an annual jury list or an annual list of citizen assessors in the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Disciplinary Commission

Article R1442-22-2

The members of the committee mentioned in 3° and 4° of Article L. 1442-13-2 are appointed from among their number by the full and alternate members of the Conseil supérieur de la prud'homie representi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-22

When the body is transported outside mainland France or an overseas department, authorisation is given by the prefect of the department where the coffin is closed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-21

…itan territory or an overseas department. The pre-transport declaration indicates the presumed date and time of the operation, the name and address of the duly authorised operator carrying it out, as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-25

I.-With the exception of the cases provided for in article R. 2213-26, the body is placed in a coffin fitted with a watertight bowl complying with the following characteristics: 1° strength; 2° Watert…

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