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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-57

Where the sentencing decision is the subject of an amnesty or pardon in France or in the sentencing State, or of a suspension or annulment decided following the commencement of review proceedings in t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-56

As soon as the decision to recognise the sentencing decision as enforceable in France has become final, the custodial sentence or detention order may be enforced under the conditions laid down in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-58

If the sentenced person cannot be found on French territory, the public prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the sentencing State that it is impossible to enforce the sentencing decision…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-59

Withdrawal of the certificate by the sentencing State, for any reason whatsoever, shall prevent enforcement of the sentence if it occurs before the sentenced person has been placed in prison for the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of candidacy

Article L2152-5

In order to establish their representativeness in application of this chapter, professional employers' organisations shall declare their candidacy in accordance with the conditions laid down by regula…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-50

…tion referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 356-18 is, at group level, to coordinate the calculation of prudential technical provisions, to guarantee the appropriateness of the methodologie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-51

As from the completion of the cross-border conversion: 1° All the assets and liabilities of the company resulting from the transformation are those of the company at the origin of the transformation;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-50

Cross-border transformation is the operation whereby a société par actions or a société à responsabilité limitée registered in France, without being dissolved or wound up or put into liquidation, tran…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-52

…s required for amending the Articles of Association, the provisions of Article L. 236-36 being applicable. II of Article L. 236-9 is not applicable.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-53

…rder conversion which has taken effect in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter may not be cancelled.

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