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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-7

…vided for in the third paragraph of Article 7 and the second paragraph of Articles 706-25-1 and 706-31 applies;-thirty years when the proceedings relate to an offence to which the limitation period fo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-37

…uivalent to or greater than the sentence incurred for the offences provided for in articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-33, and whether or not the related offence contributed to the financial offence. 5° If…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R712-18

…due before the approval of the budget ;3° Until the budget is approved, if this takes place before 31 March, and after deliberation by the general meeting, commit, liquidate and mandate investment ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

…ies is traded is determined on the basis of an annual average of the number of securities traded on 31 December of the previous year. The amount of the contribution referred to in IIa of Article L. 62…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article D3332-16-1

…neficiary; 2° The total amount of rights and assets held in the beneficiary's account, estimated at 31 December of the previous year; 3° The amount of his rights and assets per management vehicle, wit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article L124-4

…hicle, shall be decided in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 1 of law no. 57-1424 of 31 December 1957".

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-3

…wo screenings were organised. However, for the months of December and January, the tax is due until 31 December and from 1 January respectively.The tax is not due if the monthly amount per cinema is l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-6

…n Company and those relating to the single-member private limited company enacted by Article L. 223-31. In this case, the sole shareholder exercises the powers vested in the general meeting. In the ca…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-18

…amount of royalties is set by the judicial authority, determined in accordance with Article L. 623-31.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-48

…Article 706-71, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if it concerns the hearing of a suspected or accused person and if…

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