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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-3

…requested from the investigating or trial court before it rules on the public prosecution. The application shall be the subject of a request dated and signed by the applicant or his lawyer, addressed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-3

…or supervising the trade and companies register of the filing of the declaration so that the latter can request bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record under the conditions provided for in Article A. 12…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Member of the Special Negotiating Body, the European Works Council, the European Company Committee, the Committee of the European Cooperative Society or the Committee of the Company resulting from the cross-border merger

Article L2435-3

Breaking the employment contract of an employee who is a member of the special negotiating body or of an employee who is a member of the committee of the European Cooperative Society, in disregard of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-3

The application submitted by the electors of the section pursuant to articles L. 2411-3, L. 2411-4, L. 2411-6, L. 2411-11, L. 2411-16 and L. 2412-1, is expressed either by a collective letter, or by i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Digital asset service providers

Article D773-37

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Digital asset service providers

Article D775-36

…hand column of the following table shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Digital asset service providers

Article D774-37

…in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-3

…tist, chiropodist-orthotist, ocularist, epithesist or orthopaedic-orthotist or of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the practice of these professions is punishable as the offe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article R561-37

…department shall inform the President of the Bar Association of the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation or the President of the Bar Association of the transmission of the report to the Public Pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-3

…ne hand, the sum of premiums net of tax and investment income and, on the other hand, the total allocations to technical provisions and benefits paid during the financial year to policyholders and ben…

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