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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-2

Subject to the provisions of Article 2067 of the Civil Code, where the preparation of the case has enabled a full agreement to be reached on the substance of the dispute, the application for homologat…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-16

…least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat drug addiction or drug trafficking may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-2

…214-164, R. 214-165, R. 214-166, R. 214-168, R. 214-169, R. 214-170 and R. 214-175 are applicable to groupements forestiers d'investissement, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In article R. 2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Homeopathic medicinal products

Article R5121-107-2

…roducts mentioned in article L. 5121-13 may be refused, amended, suspended or withdrawn by the Director General of the Agency. The period of suspension may not exceed one year. Decisions to refuse, am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-2-1

The action plan referred to in article L. 2242-3 is filed by the employer under the conditions set out in article D. 2231-4.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge receipt in writing, within two business days of its receipt, of the notification of an acquisition or extension of shareholdin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-2

…he disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall cooperate with the In…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-22-1

The dispositions de l'article 11 du code de procédure pénale ou celles relatives au secret professionnel ne font pas obstacle à la notification d'informations relatives à un contenu illicite aux perso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-29-1

I.-For the application of the first paragraph of Article L. 2512-28:the actual operating revenue of the City of Paris is affected by a coefficient of 29.13% for the departmental share and a coefficien…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181-2

Where an indictment order of the examining magistrate which is no longer subject to appeal has, with regard to the criminal qualifications retained, mistakenly referred the accused to the assize court…

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