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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-1

In application of the last paragraph of Article 131-21 of the Criminal Code, where the Criminal Court or the Criminal Appeals Chamber may order the confiscation of property over which a person other t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article R3321-4

I.-For the application of 3° of a of article L. 3332-1, the department may allocate to reserves a fraction of the revenue from transfer duties for valuable consideration that it recognises in respect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prescribing, ordering and dispensing procedures

Article R5139-29

I.- All proprietary medicinal products for human use containing micro-organisms or toxins are prescribed in accordance with the conditions set out in articles R. 5132-3 and R. 5132-4. A prescription m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-26

An intern may be placed on leave of absence by the Director General of the university hospital centre to which he is attached in one of the following cases: 1° Accident or serious illness of the inter…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-7

…d in order to facilitate the exercise of visiting and accommodation rights by the parent(s) and the maintenance of links with the child's brothers and sisters. The child shall be accommodated with his…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-50

The change of activity may give rise to the payment, by the lessee, of compensation equal to the amount of the loss that the lessor would establish to exist. The latter may also, in return for the adv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Sociétés en commandite simple.

Article L222-6

The limited partner may not perform any external management act, even by virtue of a power of attorney. In the event of a breach of the prohibition provided for in the preceding paragraph, the limited…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-29

In meetings or during written consultations, decisions shall be adopted by one or more members representing more than half of the shares.If this majority is not obtained and unless otherwise stipulate…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article L343-6

The delegate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or its representatives, and humanitarian associations or associations whose purpose is to help foreign nationals exercis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L513-2

The persecution or threat of persecution taken into account in the recognition of refugee status and the serious harm or threat of serious harm that may give rise to the benefit of subsidiary protecti…

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