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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

This Title, with the exception of Article 706-88, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provide…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

I.-The situation of any convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences of a total duration of less than or equal to five years must be examined by the sentence enforcement judge with a view…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-1

I.-The information document to be drawn up pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 in the event of a public offer of financial securities or the admission of financial securities to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

I.-The annual consultation on the company's social policy, working conditions and employment covers employment trends, qualifications, the multiannual training programme, training initiatives planned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

I.-A national committee for inter-professional cooperation is responsible for the strategy, promotion and deployment of inter-professional cooperation. It proposes a list of national protocols to be d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-57

I.-Any agreement entered into directly or through an intermediary between a mutual insurance company and one of its directors, members of the supervisory board, members of the management board or sala…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-6

…red by the interruption, postponement or abandonment referred to in article 913-5, borne by the delegated production company, is determined by the expert appointed by the production company in the for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1

Commercial authorisation is required for projects involving:1° The creation of a retail shop with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres, resulting either from a new construction or from the co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Obligations of third parties

Article 1684

1. In the event of the transfer of an industrial, commercial, craft or mining business, whether for valuable consideration or free of charge, whether a forced or voluntary sale is involved, the transf…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Valuation of assets

Article A343-2-1

…an expert appraisal be carried out to determine the value of all or part of the assets of undertakings, in particular buildings and shares in property companies belonging to them or on which they have…

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