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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Powers of investigation

Article L512-60

The authorised officers may, during the visit, take evidence from the occupier of the premises, their representative or any other person, with a view to obtaining any information or explanations that…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

The reference level to which a person may be exposed over one year, excluding radon in buildings, in the context of a polluted site mentioned in article R. 1333-95 is 1 mSv in effective dose over one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Reimbursement of expenses

Article R7125-27

Assembly councillors may claim, on presentation of supporting documents, reimbursement of the travel and subsistence expenses they incur when travelling to take part in assembly meetings and meetings…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regulatory and monitoring role in the field of technical protection measures and the identification of protected works and objects

Article R331-30

When a case is referred to the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique pursuant to Articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4 and L. 331-29 to L. 331-31, the case shall be investigated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-59

The provisions of this sub-section shall apply to companies formed for the purpose of exercising the profession of judicial administrator or that of judicial representative. Subject to the provisions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R6223-79

Natural or legal persons practising the profession of medical biologist may, under the conditions laid down inarticle 31-1 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, set up a "société de participations f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-33

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 421-31, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words "mobile I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in tracing and identifying the proceeds of crime or other crime-related property pursuant to Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007

Article 695-9-51

Within this framework, these services may obtain any useful information from any natural or legal person, public or private, without professional secrecy being enforceable against them, subject to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-41

The provisions of this sub-section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of the Law n° 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 and whose corporate object is the joint practice of the profession of industr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7152-5

The Assembly of French Guyana is asked for its opinion by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity, before 31 December each year, on the general guidelines for the programming o…

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