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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-7-1

…e 225-26 of the French Criminal Code, in 3° of IV and in the second paragraph of V of article L. 1337-4 of the Public Health Code, 3° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-9

…fences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code or articles L. 224-1 and L. 225-7 of the Internal Security Code, and for the exercise of the due diligence provided for in articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-7

…category of acts of the professional recovery procedure mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the emolument breaks down into:1° A principal emolument and a fixed fee for transmission, fixed p…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Forms of presentation and labelling

Article D412-7-1

I.-The indication provided for in Article L. 412-7 is one of the following:-" For optimal tasting, " before the indication of the date of minimum durability under the conditions laid down in 1 of Anne…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Competent administrative authorities

Article R*732-4

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence, pursuant to 7° or 8° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-5 is the Minister of the Interior.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L4523-7-1

In the absence of an agreement, the number of delegation hours provided for in article L. 2315-7, granted to staff representatives on the social and economic committee to carry out their duties, is in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7-1

…the increase in the flat-rate allocation mentioned in the first paragraph of III of article L. 2334-7, the inter-municipality allocation mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5211-28 and, whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R221-7-1

The report referred to in Article L. 221-7-1 shall be made available to the public on the company's website within eight months of the end of the financial year and for a period of five years.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-7-1

…the absence of any response from the applicant to the notification sent pursuant to article R. 312-7, the designation of a credit institution by the Banque de France lapses within six months.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

…respondence sent or received by terminal equipment. The procedures set out in articles 100-3 to 100-7 of this Code shall then apply and, where such interceptions are authorised by the liberty and cust…

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