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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to legal entities and establishments open to the public implementing the exception

Article R122-17

…y established in any Member State of the European Union or party to the Marrakesh Treaty adopted on 27 June 2013, shall keep a register of such adaptations. They shall publish and update, on their web…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-19

…for these consultations;2° The number of annual committee meetings provided for in Article L. 2315-27, which may not be less than six;3° The levels at which consultations are carried out and, where a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-5

…in the exercise of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 of the Criminal Code; d) A five-year ban on practising the activity of continuing vocational trai…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…g to offences of sexual assault or sexual offences provided for by articles 222-22 to 222-31-2 and 227-25 to 227-27-3 of the criminal code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-30

…ench Commercial Code is reinstated, the order referred to in article 154-2 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 on the judicial reorganisation and liquidation of companies is sent by the Banque d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…and devices comply with the conditions laid down respectively for each of them by articles R. 1331-27 to R. 1331-35. Dwellings located in local authorities governed byArticle 73 of the Constitution a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

…made available to councillors not belonging to the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them and the mayor. In the event of disagreement, it is up to the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-26

…information they deem necessary. The reports referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 612-27 shall state the nature, date and location of the observations made. They are signed by the person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-22

…icle R. 613-20 may, by way of derogation from the provisions of article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 mentioned above, be declared until the expiry of a period of two months from the pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R733-14

I. - Pursuant to Article 7, 8° of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the provisions of II, Articles R. 151-1 to R. 151-17 are automatically applicable in French Polynesia.II. - F…

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