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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-33

…aff it employs, including in particular payroll and training; 2° Financial and accounting services; 3° Audit services; 4° Legal services; 5° Purchasing and public contracts; 6° Communication; 7° Infor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-5

In the event of prosecution by summons as provided for in article 390 or summons as provided for in article 390-1, the parties or their lawyer may, before any defence on the merits or at any time duri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-4

If the accused convicted under the conditions provided for by Article 379-3 constitutes himself a prisoner or if he is arrested before the sentence is extinguished by prescription, the judgment of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for drawing up a national protocol

Article D4011-3

…more candidate teams. It provides support to the drafting team mentioned in III of article L. 4011-3 for the collegiate preparation of the national protocol and its economic model. The national commi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

…n subject to its supervision to submit for its approval, within twelve months for Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms, a recovery plan including all appropriate measures to restore or strengthen its…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-33

The credit agreement referred to in article L. 312-87 is written in type no smaller than eight-point type. It must state clearly and legibly: 1° The type of credit; 2° The identity and address of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-3

…nt of the region. These proposals may relate to the differentiation, referred to in Article L. 1111-3-1, of the rules relating to the allocation and exercise of powers applicable to these regions, in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Hearing of the claimant

Article R249-35

…efore the judge rules on the merits of the application in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of this chapter, or before he rules pursuant to II of article 803-8 in accordance with the provisi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R532-3

…1° Take note of withdrawals;2° Reject appeals that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the court;3° Find that there is no need to rule on an appeal;4° Reject appeals that are manifestly inadmissibl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-34

…and first names of the creditors whose claims have been assessed ;2° The amounts allocated to them;3° A mention of the judge's order which, with regard to taxpayers, discharges the entries of credito…

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