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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-32

The provisions of this section do not apply: 1° To companies in liquidation insofar as the distribution of their assets among the members has been the subject of a start on execution; 2° Companies sub…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-12

The multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in articles L. 421-9, L. 421-10 or L. 421-13, the multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Financial provisions.

Article L5428-1

Subject to the provisions stipulating that they may not be assigned or seized, allowances, assistance and any other benefits paid by Pôle emploi may be assigned and seized under the same conditions an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-1

In accordance with the provisions of article L. 3111-1 of the French General Code of Public Ownership, the properties in the public domain of public health establishments and health cooperation struct…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-11

The operations mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 may only be carried out in the places governed by this section when the research envisaged does not allow these operations to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R57-16

When deciding to place the person under electronic surveillance, the competent magistrate shall notify them of the periods and places of assignment as well as the obligations resulting from the provis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R169

When they are issued to third parties: 1° Copies of decisions handed down by assize courts do not mention the identity of the jurors; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by juvenile courts do not menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to the clinical selection of deceased donors

Article R1241-19-3

All the information collected during the clinical selection of donors in application of II, III and V of article R. 1211-13 is recorded in a document, the purpose of which is to detect any antecedents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-14

Masters of ceremony, funeral advisors and similar, managers and directors who have completed the training courses provided for respectively by articles R. 2223-43, R. 2223-45 and R. 2223-46 and who pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-21

In Article R. 713-13 : a) The first paragraph reads as follows: "The commission provided for in Article L. 713-17, known as the election organisation commission, competent to organise, in the constitu…

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