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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-134

Articles L. 224-1, L. 224-2, the second paragraph of article L. 225-68, the second paragraph of article L. 225-131, articles L. 225-258 to L. 225-270, L. 232-2 and L. 232-10 of the French Commercial C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2

The right to appeal belongs: 1° To the accused; 2° To the public prosecutor; 3° To the person civilly liable, as regards his civil interests; 4° To the civil party, as regards his civil interests; 5°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Conversion of the société européenne into a société anonyme.

Article R229-24

…authorised to receive legal announcements in the department of the registered office and in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regula…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Authorisation procedure applicable to the termination or transfer of the contract.

Article R4623-22

…Inspector's decision is reasoned. It is notified by any means capable of giving it a date certain: 1° To the employer ; 2° To the company doctor; 3° In the case of an autonomous service, to the socia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-1-3

When several custodial sentences are combined and they are subject to more than one of the sentence reduction schemes provided for in articles 721,721-1-1 and 721-1-2, the regime that applies is that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-12

…employment, work and solidarity, with territorial jurisdiction, in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 5132-1-13. The purpose of this inspection is to ensure that : 1° Carrying out t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 B

1. An order of the Minister responsible for the budget shall specify the dyes and tracers:a) (Repealed) ;b) which must be incorporated into energy products in order to prevent dangerous use;This order…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-1

…list mentioned in article R. 2, the mayor shall send, before 15 April, to the persons drawn by lot: 1° A notice containing the information or particulars provided for in 1° and 2° of Article 10-4 and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-2-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 513-2-1, the application is deemed accepted.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Snowball sales and services

Article L132-19

The fact of carrying out a "snowball" sale or service or any similar process defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 121-15 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount…

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