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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Taking of evidence

Article 437

Any person summoned to be heard as a witness is required to appear, to take an oath and to give evidence subject to the provisions of Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code.Any journalist heard…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of approved federations

Article R131-15

Prior to the organisation of a competition, approved sports federations that do not hold the delegation provided for in article L. 131-14 inform the federation that holds this delegation for the disci…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-20

A member whose request for disclosure of documents submitted pursuant to article L. 326-5, may refer the matter to the supervisory body provided for in article L. 323-14. The supervisory body issues a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 3

ANNEX 3 MENTIONED IN ARTICLES R. 142-13, R. 142-14, R. 142-18, R. 142-21, R. 414-5 AND R. 431-1 PERSONAL DATA WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE AGDREF2 AUTOMATED PROCESSING SYSTEM PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-4

The data relating to the reimbursement of the costs mentioned in I of article R. 6323-14-3 are consolidated and sent to the body mentioned in the second paragraph of article R. 4163-15. The procedures…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2531-10

Employers liable for the payment intended to finance mobility services are subject, as regards its liquidation, payment, collection, control and litigation, to the same rules as those applicable to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a State which is not a member of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and holders of evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or a party to the European Economic Area

Article R4111-16-2

Applicants for authorisation to practise under the provisions of Ia of article L. 4111-2 must provide proof of a sufficient level of proficiency in the French language when submitting the application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-15

The following may obtain, online or by written request to the directorate mentioned in Article A. 762-14, of the automated processing data concerning them: 1° The operator of a registered exhibition c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-13

Shares are freely transferable by inheritance or in the event of the liquidation of community property between spouses and freely transferable between spouses and between ascendants and descendants. H…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-17

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution has established that the conditions set out in Article L. 517-14 are no longer met, the financial holding company, the parent undertaking of a…

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