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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-17

The liberty and custody judge with jurisdiction to hear the appeal lodged on the basis of the article 803-8 by a person placed in pre-trial detention or extradition custody is that of the judicial cou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-10

…they are strictly necessary for the provision of the online service, the data mentioned in article R. 5151-4 , with the exception of the following data: 1° Data relating to exposure to occupational r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-1

A transaction falling within the classes mentioned in 3, 8, 9, 10, 13 and 16 of article R. 321-1 is considered to cover a large risk for the purposes of article L. 111-6 if the policyholder meets at l…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-9

The investigation phase and the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 716-8 may be suspended: 1° Where the application for a declaration of invalidity is based in whole or in part on a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-9

The registers referred to in article R. 228-8 shall contain details of securities transfer and conversion transactions, and in particular: 1° The date of the transaction; 2° The surname, first names a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-6

…investors designated as responsible for compliance with the co-conditions pursuant to II of article R. 151-8. In the absence of a response within this period, the application for authorisation is deem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1245-3

Any entry into or exit from national territory of the products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1, excluding transit, is subject to the affixing on the package of the information defined by order of the M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

Article R1333-143

…pollution resulting from nuclear activity is discovered at a later date, the provisions of article R. 1333-142 and this article shall apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-19

…t, or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or, in the case provided for in Article R. 752-8, by e-mail;2° Published in the prefecture's recueil des actes administratifs.Within the sam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture of and trade in beverages

Article R3322-4

Applications for authorisation for the festivals and fairs defined in article R. 3322-3 must be submitted to the Prefect of the département in which the event is to be held or, in Paris, to the Police…

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