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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

The public prosecutor, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, may propose, directly or through an authorised person, a penal composition to a natural person who admits having commit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies A

…domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who invest in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-36

…to in Article R. 351-6 is applied, the written risk management policy referred to in Article L. 356-18 defines the criteria for applying the volatility adjustment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: National framework of professional qualifications

Article D6113-19

…ng to knowledge, know-how and levels of responsibility and autonomy provided for in article D. 6113-18 are set, for the levels of qualification mentioned in III, by joint order of the ministers respon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC; b) A veterinary medicinal pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L4211-1

…nology transfer;Subject to articles L. 3641-1 and L. 5217-2, the municipalities and their groupings may only intervene in addition to the region and within the framework of an agreement signed with th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-8

…g this, the absence of a right of withdrawal for the purchaser within the meaning of Article L. 221-18 ;-the absence of the legal guarantee of conformity of goods referred to in articles L. 217-3 et s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R595-3

…is fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 are unusable," are deleted; 7° In article R. 521-18, the reference to article R. 521-7 is deleted; 8° In articles R. 531-5, R. 531-19 and R. 531-21,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

…ion of that implemented as part of housing and housing policy. The territorial public establishment may entrust responsibility for this, in whole or in part, to an intercommunal social action centre c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…s or the professional doctrine drawn up by the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes. It may also result from a combination of factors, including the use of the letterhead of a structure wh…

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