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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

Article R742-2

The matter shall be referred to the juge des libertés et de la détention (liberty and custody judge) by the foreign national who requests that his or her detention be terminated pursuant to article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-147

When the amount of a reserve account provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 225-146 is equal to the amortised amount of the shares or the corresponding class of shares, the amortised shares…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-14

In addition to the information provided for in articles L. 233-19, L. 233-23, L. 233-25 and by article R. 233-8, the notes to the financial statements include all material information that enables rea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Liquidation.

Article R237-7

The final accounts drawn up by the liquidator are filed with the commercial court clerk's office as an annex to the trade and companies register. They shall be accompanied by the decision of the share…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-23

Where approval of the merger by the extraordinary general meeting of the acquiring company is not required in accordance with II of Article L. 236-9, the information referred to in Article R. 236-22 s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-15

L'avis d'amende forfaitaire majorée adressé en application de l'article 529-10 specifies the conditions for admissibility of the claim provided for in article 530, the methods of payment of the deposi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R162-4

Any person who has received counterfeit or falsified coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France and refuses to hand them over or have them handed over to the Banque de France or the public ins…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-9

A refusal to take a sample may be revoked at any time by the person concerned, under the same conditions as those laid down for the application for registration by article R. 1232-7. A certificate of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-37

The master plan may provide, in compliance with the conditions defined in Article R. 711-36, for the merger of territorial chambers of commerce and industry whose districts border each other but which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R734-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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