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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Reduction of the fine for voluntary payment

Article R55

…sises à l'encontre d'une personne qui est uniquement condamnée pour une contravention ou un délit ; 3° Aux amendes homologuées selon la procédure de comparution sur reconnaissance préalable de culpabi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4

It is punishable by seven years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros for any person to manufacture, acquire, hold, transfer, offer or make available equipment, instruments, computer programmes or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7153-6

The territorial collectivity of French Guyana may, with the agreement of the authorities of the Republic, be an associate member of the regional bodies mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 7…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Book V: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article 2505

For the application to Mayotte of the first paragraph of article 833, the references: "831 to 832-4" are replaced by the references: "831 to 832-1, 832-3 and 832-4". For the application of the second…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-136

…agement Company. Failing this, it may be convened : 1° By an auditor ; 2° By the Supervisory Board; 3° By an agent appointed by the court at the request of one or more shareholders representing at lea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-4

Branch managers are responsible for the application of the provisions mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 7321-3 with regard to the employees under their authority, in place and stead of the company m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-5

The court-appointed administrator shall be allocated, in respect of a mission to assist the debtor during a safeguard or receivership procedure, an emolument determined by an order made pursuant to Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-8-1

The nurse in training for the advanced practice nurse State diploma may take part in the activities and acts mentioned in article R. 4301-3 within the framework specified in article R. 4301-1, in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-3-1

The Minister for Health or, by delegation, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion may, after obtaining the opinion of a commission composed in particular of professionals, individually…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-4

…nformation enabling the Autorité des marchés financiers to perform its duties under Books V and VI; 3° That the third country in which the AIFM or AIF is established is not included on the lists publi…

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