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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Formalities

Article R532-2

…risdiction of the commercial court where the business is located and the designation of the debtor; 2° An indication of the authorisation or title by virtue of which the registration is required; 3° A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-28

The members of the jury or experts mentioned in article R. 212-10-2 must inform the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion immediately of any failure to comply with the certification te…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-2

…ng, that they have fully paid-up capital in an amount at least equal to that required by article L. 224-2 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-26

…f €7,500 for any person providing services on digital assets within the meaning of Article L. 54-10-2, to disseminate information containing inaccurate or misleading information or to use a name, comp…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2391-23

…red to provide a guarantee on first demand in accordance with the procedures set out in sub-section 2.The purchaser may decide not to apply the provisions of the second paragraph to public persons hol…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Other guarantees

Article R2391-27

…guarantee, where a period is granted to the contractor under the conditions laid down in article R. 2391-20-2 to repay to the purchaser 80% of the amount of any credit balance appearing in the purchas…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-2

…rences to the Prefect are replaced by references to the State representative in the local authority;2° In article R. 237-1, the reference to Article R. 431-22 is deleted;3° In Article R. 270-4, the re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 775-2

…nefit, upon simple request, from the exclusion of the mention of their conviction from bulletin no. 2, according to the rules of jurisdiction set by the preceding article, at the expiry of a period of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial police officers carrying out their duties in vehicles used for the collective transport of passengers

Article R15-29

As an exception to the provisions of 2° of Article R. 15-19 and 3° of Article R. 15-20, officers and agents of the judicial police belonging to the zonal or departmental border police directorates or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Establishment

Article R1422-2

The decrees establishing the industrial tribunal provided for in article L. 1422-3 determine the seat and jurisdiction of the tribunal and the date of appointment of the councillors.They are issued af…

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