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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

…to the competent court, that he or she is in one of the situations provided for by the articles 131-30-1 or 131-30-2 of the Penal Code, the public prosecutor may not issue any order for deportation fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-17

…d charges is obtained by adding the ratios referred to in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4°, weighting the first by 30%, the second by 15%, the third by 30% and the fourth by 25%. However, each of the weighting perce…

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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

…t accompanied by the certificate of conformity provided for inArticle 12 of Decree No. 2005-1236 of 30 September 2005, as amended, or accompanied by a certificate that is incomplete or not written in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-3

…us and its member communes, freely, without being able to have the effect of deviating by more than 30% from the allocation calculated in application of the first paragraph of this II, then between th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

…ode or a management company authorised to manage unit trusts governed by articles L. 214-28, L. 214-30 or L. 214-31 of the same code, specialised professional funds or professional private equity fund…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-3

…or a natural person and up to €75,000 for a legal person.The maximum fine incurred is increased to €30,000 for a natural person and €150,000 for a legal entity in the event of a repetition of the brea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State financial assistance

Article L3662-4

…llectivités territoriales, mentionné au b du 2° du B du I de l'article 49 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006. II. - (Repealed).

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-27

…38, L. 225-40 to L. 225-42, L. 2210-13 and Articles L. 225-86, L. 225-88 to L. 225-90 and L. 22-10-30; 5° The share issue and buyback programmes; > The appointment of the Statutory Auditors 6° Appoin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

…state investment trust, in proportion to the average value of each of these categories of assets at 30 June and 31 December of the previous financial year.IV. - When a transaction for the acquisition…

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