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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-8

The officer of the public prosecutor's office to whom an admissible claim is referred shall inform the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance without delay of the cancellation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R54-8

The institution's funds are deposited with the Treasury. However, the sums seized and the sums arising from the disposal of assets provided for in 3° and 4° of Article 706-160 or the investment of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-8

…decision may be lodged with the court mentioned in a or b of article R. 249-6 by the public prosecutor at the request of the assigning accountant, within one month of receipt of the request for payme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D15-8

Copies in digital format delivered to lawyers pursuant to the provisions of article 114 may be sent electronically. If the size of the document does not allow it to be sent in this way, it shall be de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R122-8

…issuers of electronic money, as well as any economic agent involved in the processing and delivery to the public of banknotes and carrying out some or all of their euro banknote processing operations…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Special employee share ownership schemes.

Article R212-8

The rules governing stock options are set out in Articles R. 225-137 to R. 225-145 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-80

Failure by the holder to comply with the conditions set for opening the Livret Jeune will result in the closure of the account. In this case, the custodian institution or organisation will apply the p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: The youth passbook.

Article R221-81

When, pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 221-26, the competent administrative authority intends to penalise an infringement of the rules laid down by this article by forfeiting the interes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Investor protection

Article D452-8

Approval may be withdrawn, after consultation with the public prosecutor and the Autorité des marchés financiers, if the association no longer meets one of the conditions for approval. The association…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-8

The articles of association of the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel must expressly state the rules mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 512-23 and in articles L. 512-31, L. 512-41 and R. 51…

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