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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-26-1

The appeal lodged by the public prosecutor's office against the order initiating the conciliation procedure is heard and judged according to the procedure without compulsory representation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-26

…pany in the trades and crafts sector, its registration number and the address of its registered office ;3° Where applicable, the name of its counsel or representative and the power of attorney given t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-26

Pending the results of the necessary checks, authorised agents may consign:1° Products likely to be adulterated, corrupted or toxic;2° Products likely to be unfit for consumption, with the exception o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-26

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, a creditor who grants credit without providing the borrower with the European Standardised Information Sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7 and the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-26

Is assimilated to residence in France when such residence constitutes a condition for the acquisition of French nationality: 1° The residence outside France of a foreigner who carries out a public or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 B

Services provided to their members by groups formed by natural or legal persons carrying out an activity exempt from value added tax on the basis of 4, with the exception of 10°, and 7 of article 261,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-263

…authorisation has one or more multi-disciplinary teams comprising: 1° At least one child and adolescent psychiatrist, with evidence of training in perinatal psychiatry such as a university degree or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedural bodies and supervisors.

Article R621-26

…all be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631-4. It rules after hearing or duly calling the judicial represe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Steering and Dialogue Committee

Article R1413-26

The role of the Steering and Dialogue Committee is to: 1° Contribute to the quality and relevance of the Agency's actions by providing its vision of current and future public health issues and the soc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

I. - A general tax on polluting activities has been introduced and is payable by the following natural or legal persons:1. a) Any person receiving hazardous or non-hazardous waste and operating a faci…

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