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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for which the alerts p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-30-1

…practitioners working full-time may carry out the expert assessments mentioned in II of article L. 6152-4 during their working hours, up to a limit of two half-days per week, calculated as an average…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30-1

…opean individual retirement savings product if it meets the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-European individual r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 207-1

…xamining Magistrate's Chamber, seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 175-1, shall decide, within eight days of the transmission of the file, by an order that is not subj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-15

The persons referred to in article L. 533-30 are prohibited from using individual hedging or insurance strategies with regard to remuneration or liability in order to limit the application of the prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 306

…he delivery of any judgments that may be given on the contentious incidents referred to in Article 316. The judgment on the merits must always be delivered in open court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 309

The chairman has the police of the hearing and the direction of the debates. He rejects anything that would tend to compromise their dignity or prolong them without giving reason to hope for greater c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 307

The proceedings may not be interrupted and must continue until the case has been concluded by the judgment of the assize court. They may be suspended for the time necessary for the judges, the civil p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 308

…ting equipment, television or cinema cameras, or photographic equipment is prohibited on pain of an 18,000 euro fine, which may be imposed under the conditions set out in Title VIII of Book IV.However…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-13

…s, starting from the transmission of the file to the competent authority provided for in Article R. 123-30-11..

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