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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-8

Parole may only be granted under the provisions of articles 723-15 to 723-18 only when the conditions set out in articles 723-1 and 723-7 if a probationary measure is ordered, or failing that, when th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-6

The persons referred to in Article L. 519-3-3 must not have been convicted of any of the offences referred to in Article L. 500-1 or banned as provided for in 3° and 7° of the I of Article L. 612-41.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-2

For the registrations and amending registrations in the commercial agents' register mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the fee relating to each service is subject to a reduction set by the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-10

Each technical working group is responsible, within the limits set by the strategic steering committee, for fulfilling the tasks assigned by the latter in application of 9° of article A. 123-7. In thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other formalities

Article A444-173-1

Filing of the agreement provided for in article 229-1 of the Civil Code with the minutes shall give rise to the collection of a fixed fee in accordance with the table below:Number of the service (tabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-9

The grant application is submitted by the mayor, the president of the competent inter-communal public cooperation establishment, the president or director of any public law legal entity exercising com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-6

The amount of State credits transferred to the regions under the second paragraph of article L. 4332-1 is drawn up, following the opinion of the commission provided for in article L. 1614-3, based on…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-22

The portion corresponding to material expenses is paid in two equal instalments. The first payment is made when the matter is referred to the regional prefect, the regional economic, social and enviro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-17

If the initial budget, forwarded to the territorial audit chamber in accordance with the second paragraph of Article LO 6362-7 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-16

If a budgetary decision which is the subject of the transmission provided for in the second paragraph of Article LO 6262-7 is not adopted in real balance, the State representative shall refer the matt…

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