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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-12

…capacity of a member, and where regularisation can be effected, any person with an interest therein may give formal notice to the person likely to effect it, either to regularise the situation or to b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Transfers from one court to another

Article 665

The transfer of a case from one court to another may be ordered on grounds of public security by the criminal division, but only at the request of the public prosecutor at the Court of Cassation. Refe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

I.-It may be resorted to the installation and use of an apparatus or technical device mentioned in 1° of Article 226-3 of the Penal Code in order to collect technical connection data enabling the iden…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-29

The convicted person may appeal against the decision authorising the execution of the confiscation in France. The person who holds the property that is the subject of the confiscation order or any oth…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-62

…t Controller draws up an a posteriori control programme on the basis of the risks identified, which may relate to the quality of the budgetary accounts kept or the sustainability of the budget forecas…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-32

…in particular:1° The maximum number of trainees in a complete training course for a session, which may be reduced depending on the location and the audience ;2° The minimum number of trainees, which…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L511-53-1

…nt supervisory functions or to their related parties are subject to appropriate documentation which may, on request, be made available to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-78

The variable part of the total remuneration of the persons referred to in Article L. 511-71 may not exceed the amount of the fixed part of this remuneration.By decision of the competent general meetin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration

Article L512-76

…if a director's seat becomes vacant between two ordinary general meetings, the Board of Directors may make a provisional appointment under the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association.At…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-15

…dministrative documents.If the Committee considers that it does not have sufficient information, it may refer the matter to the President of the Court of First Instance, ruling under the accelerated p…

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