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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

…of a person, for a maximum period of forty-eight hours or, in the case of an offence referred to in 3° or 11° of the same Article 706-73, for a maximum period of seventy-two hours. The postponement of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article R2131-5

…ts: 1° A copy of the constituent documents of the public contract, with the exception of the plans; 3° A copy of the call for tenders and the invitation to the selected candidates; > 4° The consultati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: The national financial intelligence unit

Article R561-36-3

When, pursuant to I ofArticle L. 561-31-2, TRACFIN transmits information to Europol, it shall use secure electronic means of communication specified by order of the Minister for the Economy.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-75

The establishment of alimony and indexed annuities (numbers 30 and 31 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee:a) Either to the capital formed by ten times the annual benefit,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

…s, contributions to the fund as well as the training costs of metropolitan elected representatives; 3° The remuneration of metropolitan staff, the related contributions and social security contributio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-16

The travel expenses of councillors to the assembly and executive councillors are paid by the assembly under the conditions defined by Decree no. 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-5

…d, followed, where applicable, by its acronym; >The form of the company 2° The form of the company; 3° The amount of share capital to be subscribed; 4° The intended address of the registered office; >…

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

Article L533-30-3

Staff performing control functions are independent of the business units they supervise, have the necessary authority and are remunerated on the basis of the achievement of objectives related to their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-4

No interconnection within the meaning of 3° of I of the article 33 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 précitée ne peut être effectuée entre le fichier national automatisé des interdits de gérer et t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-1

…omplying with the obligations relating to CE marking laid down in Articles R. 4313-3 to R. 4313-5 ; 3° Une quasi-machine au sens de l'article R. 4311-6 not accompanied by the declaration of incorporat…

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