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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4122-2

When it decides to delegate the examination of the hierarchical appeals referred to in II of article L. 4124-11 to a restricted formation, the National Council shall elect the members of this formatio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Long-stay visas

Article L312-4

…consular authorities to a foreign national holding a residence permit in France under articles L. 423-7, L. 423-14, L. 423-17, L. 423-21, L. 423-23, L. 426-5 whose spouse, during a stay abroad, has s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-31

I. - Articles L. 2224-18 to L. 2224-20 and article L. 2224-23 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Sales of immovable property.

Article R642-36

…l terms of the sale. The order is notified in accordance with the first paragraph of article R. 642-23. The liquidator signs the deeds necessary to complete the sale. He may not, in his capacity as ag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-20

…is circulated in the wanted persons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-21

Where, pursuant to I ofArticle L. 532-23, an investment firm or credit institution wishes to provide custody account keeping services in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-25

…the date on which it occurs, of any change in the situation declared pursuant to article R. 743-139-23.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to employer groups

Article D6325-26

The State aid provided for in articles D. 6325-23 and D. 6325-24 is allocated each year, depending on the number of support sessions planned by the employers' group. It is calculated on a flat-rate ba…

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

Article L229-7

The management and administration of the société européenne are governed by the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter V of this Title, with the exception of the first paragraph of Articles L. 225-37 and…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-22

The National Sports Venue Safety Commission is chaired by the Minister for Sport or his representative. In addition to its chairman, it comprises:1° Seven representatives of the State, ex officio memb…

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