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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-12

…id down in Chapter VI of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code, with the exception of Articles L. 56, L. 58, L. 66, L. 68(second paragraph) and L. 85-1. For the application of the third paragraph of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article L3332-25

…shares or to exercise options granted under the conditions set out in articles L. 225-177, L. 22-10-56 or L. 225-179 of the French Commercial Code. Company shares subscribed or purchased in this way a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-44-1

…ers or measures: 1° The powers referred to in III of Article L. 613-42 and II bis of Article L. 613-56 ; 2° The measures referred to in Article L. 511-41-3, I and II of Article L. 511-41-5 and Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-3

…affixed;3° In the absence of a valid certificate of conformity, drawn up in accordance with Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745;4° Not complying with the general safety and performance requirements…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-57

…ospitalisation will analyse the sample of establishments selected in application of article R. 6113-56, in order to verify that it is representative in terms of: 1° The distribution of health care est…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-52

…e R. 232-60 ; -the organiser of the competition or event;-the escort provided for in article R. 232-56. If the athlete being tested is a minor, any sample taking requiring an invasive technique may on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial representatives

Article R812-22-1

…th regard to disciplinary proceedings, and by Articles R. 811-50 to R. 811-52, R. 811-55 and R. 811-56, with regard to the provisional suspension procedure; 3° The professional summoned may be assiste…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-7

In addition to the information provided for inArticle 56 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the notice shall include, on pain of nullity : 1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-93

…t forward sales or lease-sales of premises, flats or houses mentioned in article A. 444-92 (numbers 56 and 57 of table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° Where the transfer of ownership is effected by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-36

…ublic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China ;3° The provisions of Article 56(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March…

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