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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 845

The time limits for opposition provided for in Article 491 and in the first paragraph of article 492 are ten days if the accused resides on the island where the court sits and one month if he resides…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 849

For the application of Article 527, the time limit for lodging an objection, as set out in the third paragraph of this article, is extended to two months if the defendant resides outside the island wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 850-2

For the application in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article 529-7, the words: "For second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-class road traffic offences, the list of w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-16

Where the AMF Enforcement Committee has imposed a financial penalty that has become final before the criminal court has given a final ruling on related facts, the criminal court may order that the fin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-16-1

…rticles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 , the Autorité des marchés financiers may exercise the rights of a civil party. Failing this, the Chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or his representative m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15-2

…s L. 3334-1 to L. 3334-9 and L. 3334-11 to L. 3334-16 of the Labour Code has breached one of the provisions mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 370-2 of the Insurance Code, the Autorité de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…light and was ascertained under conditions allowing the AMF to carry out its investigative or supervisory duties. In the latter case, the limitation period may not exceed twelve completed years.A mem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-1-1

Any failure by the external valuation experts referred to in article L. 214-24-15 to comply with the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17

Any breach by financial investment advisers as defined in article L. 541-1 of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed by the Enforcement C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: National Statutory Committee

Article L6156-6

A national status commission is set up, which may be consulted on the individual situations of the hospital practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1. The national status commission comprises…

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