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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-26

When, in the event of an appeal, the Criminal Appeals Chamber finds that the accused was tried without being assisted by a lawyer in accordance with the provisions of Article 706-116, its president sh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-26

When, due to the implementation on grounds of legitimate suspicion of the provisions relating to the request for recusation, provided for as the case may be, in articles 341 to 348 of the code of civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-26

The manufacturer or his authorised representative shall, for a period of at least five years and, in the case of implantable devices, at least fifteen years after the last copy of the product has been…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

In order to supervise an institution benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent auth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

When they are distributed or transferred, the tissues, their derivatives, the cells or the cell therapy preparations are accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article R. 1211-19 and Article R. 121…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-25

Lenders shall ensure that the professional knowledge and skills of their staff are kept up to date, as part of ongoing training, through appropriate professional training, the minimum duration of whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-25

The employee asks his employer to benefit from the reduction in his working time under the conditions provided for in the last four paragraphs of article L. 3123-17, in the third paragraph of article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Provisions relating to the supplementary supervision of regulated entities in a financial conglomerate.

Article L356-26

The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-1 and in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 belonging to a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262 ter

I. - The following are exempt from value added tax:1° The supply of goods dispatched or transported within the territory of another Member State of the European Union to another taxable person or to a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-26

The hearing panel may not base its decision on information outside the case file relating to factual circumstances specific to the asylum seeker or to his story, without first informing the parties.Wh…

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