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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-1

…rvice is set up within the National Directorate of the Judicial Police, made up of police officers, gendarmerie members and customs officers. This service is responsible for training undercover agents…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-1

When granting loans, the purpose of a specialised professional fund is to hold these loans until maturity, unless otherwise stipulated in article R. 214-203-2.This activity is subject to the provision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article D221-109

The opening of a share savings plan is the subject of a written contract between the subscriber and one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 221-30.This contract informs the subscriber that only one…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2

…ly liable with his co-contractor for payment of: 1° The salary and related benefits due to the foreign national not authorised to work, in accordance with 1° of article L. 8252-2 ; 2° Compensation pai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

When the administrative authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-1

…tribunal, on expiry of the time limit for appeal, will send Pôle emploi a certified copy of the judgement, specifying whether or not an appeal has been lodged. This copy will be sent to the regional…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Seriousness of the loss giving rise to a right to compensation from national solidarity.

Article D1142-1

The percentage mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 1142-1 is set at 24%. A medical accident, an iatrogenic condition or a nosocomial infection which has resulted, for a period of at least si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-29

…1321-28 and R. 1321-28-1, whether or not the quality limits and references, indicative values and vigilance values have been complied with or satisfied, the Prefect, when he considers, on the basis of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-31

The registrar with whom one of the registrations mentioned in article R. 521-1 has been made shall issue, on request, a statement mentioning the numbers of these registrations that he has noted as wel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-7

In the event of the sale of an asset referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 622-8, the share of the price shall be remitted to the administrator or, failing that, to the judicial representat…

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