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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5-2

In application of 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate-General of Public Finance and by derogation from Artic…

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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

…in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 163-1 and L. 163-2 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 163-3 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23-2

…For social rental housing benefiting from a decision to grant a subsidy or assisted loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-35

…or social rental housing benefiting from a decision to grant a subsidy or subsidised loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

…ting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

…ting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

…ting from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L773-14

…e last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L775-13

…e last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-2

The public prosecutor, after gathering the observations of the investigating judge(s) and, where applicable, the juvenile court judge(s), as well as those of the president(s) of the criminal division(…

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