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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-40

In the case of registration in the file provided for in 5° of article 706-25-4, informing the person and handing over the document provided for in article R. 50-38 are made by the examining magistrate…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-4

Sont applicables en Polynésie française et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 351-5, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the tab…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to fitness to carry on a professional activity

Article R2342-4

The provisions of article R. 2142-5 apply.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS.

Article R214-4

A general meeting of shareholders of an open-ended investment company (société d'investissement à capital variable) is convened and the shareholders are informed of the proposed merger or demerger in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-42

The information provided for in Article R. 123-38 shall be declared in the application for secondary registration.This application also states the trader's surname, usual name, pseudonym and first nam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-40

For the purposes of this section, a secondary establishment is any permanent establishment that is separate from the registered office or principal place of business and is managed by the person requi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-41

A registered trader who opens a secondary establishment within the jurisdiction of a court where he is not registered applies to the registry of that court, via the single body mentioned in article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-4

The Prefect monitors performance of the agreement. At the employer's request, the Prefect will provide any information needed to check that the agreement is being properly implemented, and that the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Permanence of care in health care institutions

Article R6111-41

As part of the regional health plan provided for in article L. 1434-2, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall draw up a section dedicated to the organisation of the permanent care se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-40

The Government Commissioner referred to in Article L. 321-23-1 is appointed by order of the Minister of Justice.He participates in the meetings of the Board in an advisory capacity, subject to the spe…

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