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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

…cable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their application in New Caledo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R732-6

…ticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-10n° 2007-431 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R733-6

…ticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-10n° 2007-431 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R734-6

…ticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-1-1No. 2006-1115 of 5 September 2006R. 131-2 to R. 131-9n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-10n° 2007-431 of 2…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-40

…ench Government has obtained the extradition of a person pursuant to the Convention of 27 September 1996 relating to Extradition between the Member States of the European Union, the person thus extrad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

…1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 26 March 1999, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Collation of trade union election results

Article D2122-6

The system for centralising the results of the professional elections referred to in articles L. 2122-5 to L. 2122-10 in order to measure the audience of the trade union organisations must: a) Guarant…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…at London on 14 October 2005, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences: 1° Crime defined in articles 224-6 and 224…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-6

…the cancellation of the said securities which are not included in the tax base pursuant toarticle 161 of the General Tax Code and which are not paid into the cash account of the same account constitu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-4

…and New York on 3 March 1980, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences: 1° Offence provided for in Article L. 1333…

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