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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R50-41

In the cases provided for by 4° of Article 706-25-4, informing the person and providing the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made, under the conditions set out in the third and fourth par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-29

The statutory auditor omitted from the list pursuant to articles R. 822-25, R. 822-26 and R. 822-28 may apply for re-registration in accordance with the procedure set out in Section 1 of Chapter II of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-33

…f one year. The age condition mentioned in the first paragraph of articles L. 5134-23-1 and L. 5134-25-1 is assessed at the end of the maximum duration of the aid.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article R8124-15

…rtial and objective performance of his duties, in accordance with the procedures set out in article 25 bis of the aforementioned law of 13 July 1983.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R50-51

…rised judicial police officers, seized in the context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well as the officers mentioned in 5° of art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article R2511-22

The distribution of the second share of the allocation mentioned in article L. 2511-39 is carried out in the following manner:1° 50% of the appropriations are distributed among the arrondissements or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article L354-3

…THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 341-48 to L. 341-51 and L. 341-52 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Budget

Article L2543-2

The budgets of communes of 25,000 inhabitants and above and assimilated communes are enforceable ipso jure as soon as they are adopted by the municipal council. The provisions of the first paragraph a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R313-19

The provision of the second paragraph of article L. 313-25, according to which the date of assignment or pledge is affixed by the assignee, may not apply to assignments of financial claims provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-17

…d to the national network for environmental radioactivity measurements mentioned in article R. 1333-25.

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