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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-26

…rform community service; 9° The conversion of a firm prison sentence into a penalty of days' fine ; 10° The conversion of a suspended sentence of imprisonment with an obligation to perform community s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

…the vertebro-discal and intradural column, excluding the spinal cord; 9° Ophthalmological surgery; 10° Otorhinolaryngological and cervico-facial surgery; 11° Urological surgery. The specific therapeu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

…set out in this code for the purpose of producing and supplying the data referred to in Article R. 10-13 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code shall give rise to reimbursement to elec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-4

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article 3 bis of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, any retail trader duly established on the territory of a f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-38

…e of its deputy managing directors, one of its directors, one of its shareholders holding more than 10% of the voting rights or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-85

…from the company other than that provided for in articles L. 225-81, L. 225-83, L. 225-84 and L. 22-10-25 and, where applicable, those due in respect of an employment contract corresponding to actual…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L441-2

…ce" are replaced by the words: "in the territories to which they give access"; 3° In article L. 414-10, the words: "in mainland France" are replaced by the words: "in the territory of the local author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-11

Subject to compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1612-1, L. 1612-9 and L. 1612-10, amendments may be made to the budget by the deliberative body, up to the end of the financial year to which t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

…when the complaint is lodged and the victim is informed of his or her rights as set out in article 10-2.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

For the purposes of investigating and prosecuting the offence provided for in article 431-10 of the Criminal Code, the judicial police officers mentioned in 2° to 4° of the article 16 of this code and…

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