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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-10

…r or investigating judge, the results of DNA identification analyses shall be recorded in the file: 1° Biological traces from unknown persons, collected as part of a preliminary investigation, an inve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article L694-1

…e purposes of implementing the stay of an asset realisation procedure referred to in b of paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Article 60 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2015/848, the provisions of Ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-13-3

…a disciplinary sanction on any athlete or trainee who has breached the institution's operating rules. This disciplinary panel includes the members mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° as well as the members me…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis A

1. Is deemed to constitute distributed income subject to the withholding tax provided for in Article 2 of 119 bis any payment, up to the amount corresponding to the distribution of proceeds from units…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-19

The management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service comprises:1° The departmental director of fire and rescue services;2° The deputy departmental director of fire and rescue serv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-3

…iption of a pathway is suspended when the work contract within a structure mentioned in article L. 5132-4 is suspended for more than 15 days, broken or terminated. The suspension is declared, by elect…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-1

…of residence to serve the request for direct payment on the third party referred to in article L. 213-1. This notification must include the name and address of the debtor, the enforcement order, a br…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R433-1

…by the bailiff in an appropriate place, the eviction report shall also contain, on pain of nullity: 1° An inventory of these goods, indicating whether or not they appear to have a market value; 2° A m…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-1

…or private law are subject to the rules set out in Title II where the following conditions are met: 1° The contracting authority exercises over the legal entity concerned a control similar to that whi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-14

…of a trading venue on which commodity derivatives are traded shall apply position management controls. These controls shall include, as a minimum, the power for the trading platform to: 1° to monitor…

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