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

Article R50-28

The provisions of articles 643 to 647 of the Code of Civil Procedure apply to the one-month and two-month time limits provided for in articles R. 50-15, R. 50-12-2 and R. 50-17.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48-2

…either under the legislation of another Member State or pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, for determining that a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 or a gr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-7

The total amount of financial aid granted in application of this chapter may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French parti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 10: Reimbursement of costs and expenses

Article A743-18

I.-The travel expenses mentioned in a of 5° of I of article Annex 4-8 shall be reimbursed at a flat rate for the distance travelled on both the outward and return journeys, equal to the price of: 1° 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-1

…ed in article L. 2334-2, on the double condition that the latter exceeds this threshold by at least 20% and exceeds the total population by more than 50%. The perimeter of an agglomeration community m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-16

…n its overall performance ;b) When the index is composed of instruments mentioned in Article L. 214-20, its composition complies with the diversification rules mentioned in I and II of Article R. 214-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-16

…966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 of the same law they may contain, concerning respectively the distribution of shares, the…

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

Article A743-14

…Description of service Fee 138 Judicial escrow: a) Amount of the sum entered in the deed less than €20,800 15.61 € b) Amount of the sum entered in the deed greater than or equal to €20,800 69.11 € 139…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-1-1

The words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises" and the words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 précitée" appearing in the third and fourth paragraphs of…

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