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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-41

…ration of nullity or any other form of appeal pursuant to the provisions of this Code, such appeals may, under the same conditions and in accordance with the same procedures, be lodged against these m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-1

…ore the criminal courts, a civil action relating to an offence that constitutes an act of terrorism may only have as its object the initiation of public proceedings or the support of such proceedings.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-148

…rés). For certain sports options, one or more of the training units mentioned in article A. 212-145 may be assessed by a test marked out of 20. In this case, the specific decrees specify the condition…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of sporting events and competitions on the public highway

Article A331-40

…ad Signs and Signals: two-sided mobile post, model K10 (one per signaller).Signallers on motorbikes may manually regulate traffic without a K10 sign as long as they are wearing an approved helmet and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-3

…capital of banques populaires must be made up of at least seven subscribers. The shares subscribed may be unequal. Members may also subscribe who, without participating in the benefits of the banques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-75

…p for a limited period. Their share capital is variable. It is represented by registered shares. It may not be reduced to an amount less than the founding capital, set by the articles of association a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

…until the end of its liquidation, to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, which may impose the sanctions provided for in article L. 621-15, including deregistration. It may only re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

The managers and employees of the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that informati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedures for ratifying agreements in companies with fewer than eleven employees

Article L2232-22

…force, it is deemed to be a valid company agreement. The revision agreement or rider thus concluded may be terminated at the initiative of the employer under the conditions laid down by the agreement…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-1-1

…in the form of full hospitalisation, in application of Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, may be taken in charge and transported to a health establishment mentioned in Article L. 3222-1 with…

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