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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Renewal.

Article L145-8

…he premises. The business converted, where applicable, under the conditions provided for in section 8 of this chapter, must, unless there are legitimate grounds, have been actually operated during the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-8

Any sums received by the liquidator in the performance of his duties shall be immediately paid into a deposit account at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. In the event of delay, the liquidator s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction specific to certain commercial courts

Article L721-8

…ber of employees of all the companies concerned is equal to or greater than 250 and that the net turnover of all these companies is at least 20 million euros;d) A company which owns or controls anothe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the digitisation of procedural documents

Article A53-8

Any procedural document in digital format may, if necessary, be printed out by the magistrates and registry agents assisting them, the national police services, the national gendarmerie units, the off…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-25

…State and fall within the jurisdiction of the French courts, the public prosecutor may decide to reduce the amount of the financial penalty to the maximum amount incurred for these acts under French…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-29

Unless an agreement between France and the issuing State stipulates otherwise, sums recovered pursuant to this section shall be charged to the budget of the French State. The public prosecutor shall i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-21

The public prosecutor shall, if necessary, convert the amount of the financial penalty at the exchange rate in force on the date on which the financial penalty was imposed.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-19

…e issued by the competent authority of the issuing State shall be sent, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article D. 48-11, to the Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction, where app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-23

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, enforcement of a financial penalty shall be refused in any of the following cases:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-28

The Public Prosecutor shall terminate the enforcement of the financial penalty as soon as he is informed by the competent authority of the issuing State of any measure or decision which has the effect…

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