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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-7

…e in the jurisdiction of two or more commercial courts and subject to the provisions of articles R. 743-162 to R. 743-177, the clerk of the court previously having jurisdiction retains the minutes, re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Departmental Advisory Committee (R)

Article R1425-7

Candidate lists for the election of representatives of municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation comprise twice as many names as there are seats to be filled. No one may…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: Applications for relief from prohibitions, disqualifications, incapacities or publication measures

Article 702-1

…ities resulting from bankruptcy convictions handed down pursuant to articles 126 to 149 of law no. 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankrup…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-7

Where the interests involved justify the transfer of one of the proceedings provided for in Book VI of the legislative part of this Code to another court pursuant to Article L. 662-2, this referral ma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…ourt of appeal to carry out investigations relating to offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, identifying themselves by their administrative registration number. They may be authorised t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-7

Each centre is administered by a Board of Directors comprising :1° The representative of the State in one of the departments in the region where the centre is based, appointed by the representative of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-7

The number of staff representatives elected by each of the two electoral colleges provided for in 1° and 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 is set by order of the Minister responsible for regional pla…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-75

…d by ten times the annual benefit, if the alimony or annuity is established under articles 205 and 373-2-3 of the Civil Code;

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-78

…des produits de santé. This authorisation is issued under the conditions set out in article R. 5132-75. The authorisation mentions the name and quantity of the product involved in the operation, the n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-79

Containers or packaging containing narcotics and used for their import or export, transport or possession must bear a label of a size appropriate to their volume, affixed in such a way that it cannot…

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