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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-3-1

The delegates of the public prosecutor authorised in accordance with articles R. 15-33-30 to R. 15-33-37 may hold office hours at the judicial court and in legal access centres or any other place desi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-6

…cts and assignment contracts, in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of article R. 1251-15, is punishable by a second-class fine. Failure to comply with the provisions relating to the post…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-3

…In the case of City of Paris health inspectors, the approval granted pursuant to articles R. 2512-15-1 to R. 2512-15-7 of the General Local Authorities Code is equivalent to authorisation. The healt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-16

The provisions of 1° of article R. 5132-15 do not apply to the medicinal products mentioned in 2° and 3° of article R. 5124-43. However, the words: "Reserved for professional use", surrounded by a col…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1840 H

…texts regulating the payment of stamp duty on account with the Treasury is punishable by a fine of €15..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-6

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 2411-15, the syndicate commission deliberates on the following matters:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-10

The court with jurisdiction over the offences referred to in article 15-3-1 is the Paris judicial court.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L734-7

…ember 2000 L. 163-3 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 163-4 and L. 163-4-1 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 163-4-2 Order no. 2011-267 of 14 March 2011 L. 163-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 L. 2121-7 the loi n° 2015-366 du 31 mars 2015 L. 2121-8 and L. 2121-9 the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 L. 2121-10 law no.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 723-15, in the event of an emergency motivated either by a risk of danger to persons or property established by the occurrence of a new fact, or by…

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