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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-3

…members of chambers of commerce and industry is punishable by the fine laid down in article 131-13, 5° of the French Criminal Code for fifth-class offences.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-78

The receipt or closure of a guardianship account, by separate deed (number 34 in table 5) gives rise, provided that the deed does not contain an agreement entitling the parties to proportional fees, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Legal regime

Article R6412-1

The procedure for validating prior learning in order to obtain professional certification is set out in articles R. 335-5 to R. 335-11 and R. 613-33 to R. 613-37 of the Education Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval procedure

Article R513-24

For authorisation under the conditions set out in I of Article L. 513-5, the association submits a file to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the composition of which is set by orde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R50-40

In the case of registration in the file provided for in 5° of article 706-25-4, informing the person and handing over the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made by the examining magistrate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities with an economic activity.

Article R612-7

When the report is drawn up by the statutory auditor, the legal representative of the legal entity shall notify the statutory auditor of the agreements referred to in article L. 612-5 within one month…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-9

Any establishment or organisation wishing to modify a substantial element of the protocol authorised under article L. 2151-5 must submit a new application for authorisation. This application is examin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative

Article R3213-1

The time limit given to the expert by the Prefect of the département or, in Paris, the Prefect of the Police to produce the expert report provided for in article L. 3213-5-1 may not exceed ten days fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

The provisions of articles L. 213-5 and L. 213-6 of this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-11

…ss;4° A room for receiving visits: consular authorities, families, doctors, members of associations;5° The room referred to in article L. 744-5, reserved for lawyers;6° An emergency pharmacy.Administr…

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