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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-38

If there are facts to suggest that information referred to in Article 695-9-31 could be useful to another Member State either in preventing an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-32

Where payment of an annual fee is not made by the normal due date, a warning shall be sent to the holder of the plant variety certificate indicating that he shall incur the forfeiture of his rights if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-48

If the appointment of the new partner occurs at the time of an increase in the share capital, the provisions of articles R. 743-31, R. 743-32, R. 743-33, R. 743-36 and R. 743-42 and the second paragra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-15

The information that must be included in the annual report drawn up by the person responsible for ruling on compulsory prior administrative appeals is set out in the table in Annex II to this code.Thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-44

The Director shall draw up the financial account and submit it to the Supervisory Board for approval by 31 May of the following financial year at the latest, accompanied by:1° A report drawn up by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-26

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 631-1 of the French Commercial Code, credit institutions or finance companies that are unable to ensure their payments, immediately or in the near future,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-8

Revenue for the conurbation community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in I and V of article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code.The conurbation community may, in addition, collect, in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18

The implementing measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 include: 1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 4, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 J…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

The residence permits mentioned in Article L. 414-7 are as follows: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for in Article L. 421-3; 2° The temporary residenc…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

1. Orders issued by the Director General of Customs and Excise set the opening and closing hours of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st Apri…

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