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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2123-1 and R. 2123-2 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-5Decree no. 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…tatutory purpose includes defending or assisting children at risk and victims of all forms of abuse may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of intentional attacks on life and limb,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-85

The Banque de France shall inform the institutions and persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…the associated job cuts, and the length of time during which terminations of employment contracts may be initiated on the basis of the agreement; 3° The conditions that the employee must meet in ord…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-6

…paragraph, the fees mentioned in articles…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: The direct payment procedure for maintenance payments

Article L213-1

Any creditor of maintenance may have the amount of such maintenance paid directly to him by third parties who owe him sums of money that are due and payable to him. In particular, he may exercise this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-59

…s salaried employees provided for in the third sentence of the second paragraph of Article L. 225-197-1 is not applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market. II.-I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-19

Release may be requested at any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms set out in articles 148-6 and 148-7. The claimant's lawyer is summoned by registered letter with acknow…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-34

Release may be requested at any time from the Investigating Chamber in accordance with the forms provided for in Articles 148-6 and 148-7. The wanted person's lawyer is summoned, by registered letter…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition; manager approval or authorisation

Article L425-1

…thin the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments;3° The units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Env…

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