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

Article A38-5-2

…atement of criminal conviction and the documents provided for in article 2 of decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964 as amended relating to the recovery of fines and financial penalties by the account…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article D3664-2

…diture from the investment section and a revenue from the operating section. For the application of 22° of article L. 3664-1, the metropolitan authority proceeds with the annual write-back of equipmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-1

…disabled people, with the exception of basements and special risk areas as defined in articles R. 4227-22 and R. 4227-24.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…mit provided for in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5 to a foreigner who actually fulfils the conditions for issue;2°…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L433-2

…o a certification process without this having been registered in accordance with the article L. 641-22 du code rural et de la pêche maritime.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-27

…ns concerned;2° Where the agreement does not include all the mandatory clauses listed in Article L. 2261-22;3° Where the agreement does not cover all the occupational categories in the branch, but onl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-53

…situations and under the conditions set out in Articles L. 631-17, L. 631-18, L. 631-19 and L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code; 4° During compulsory liquidation proceedings, in the situations an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

The register of purchases and sales kept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to record transactions carried out pursuant to articles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-70

The sentence enforcement judge may grant the detainee permission to leave under mobile electronic surveillance for one or more days in order to maintain family ties or to prepare for the end of the de…

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