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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-31-1

…io-judicial supervision, unless this sentence was handed down for acts committed before 13 December 2005, in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of article 41 of law no. 2005-1549 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-71

The public prosecutor or the public prosecutor, when enforcing a prison sentence in the case provided for by the second and third paragraphs of Article 723-15-2 and by article 723-16, may inform the v…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81

In the exercise of the powers provided for in article 706-22-1 the Paris Sentence Enforcement Judge may appoint the penitentiary integration and probation service with territorial jurisdiction over th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-18

The financial guarantee ceases if the guarantor's undertaking is terminated on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the guaranteed person or, in the case of a legal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-3

To manage the departments under his authority, the Chief Executive Officer of Caisse des dépôts et consignations may be assisted by one or more Deputy Chief Executive Officers, as well as by directors…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-14

…ounterparty under the conditions mentioned in Article 71(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/565 of 25 April 2016.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use

Article R3262-5

Restaurant vouchers may only be used to pay for a meal at a restaurant or fruit and vegetable retailer during the calendar year to which they refer and for a period of two months from 1 January of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R1432-133

The meeting notice sets the agenda for the meeting, which is drawn up by the Chairman in consultation with the Committee Secretary and, in the event of disagreement, by the Chairman alone. It is sent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Dissolution and liquidation of the company

Article R822-121

The dissolution of the company shall be brought to the attention of the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes at the request of the liquidator, who shall send it a copy of the resolution of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-3

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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