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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : The Martinique Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council

Article L7226-2

The Council may comprise sections, under conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State.The sections may issue opinions. The Council shall give its opinion on the opinions and reports drawn up…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-26

…Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Transport. The creation of motorway, air, river, nautical or mountain units of the departmental gendarmerie and specialised gendarmerie protection platoon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-23

The categories of national gendarmerie units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the area of responsibility of one or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-22

…rvices or units of the national gendarmerie within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the whole of the national territory a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-25

…t the organisation of the national gendarmerie to changes in security issues, departments, units or categories of units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual du…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The departments and units referred to in article 15-1

Article R15-24

The categories of national gendarmerie units within which officers and agents of the judicial police carry out their usual duties and whose jurisdiction extends to the jurisdiction of a department, an…

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

Article R131-23

…the drawee.The account holder is also informed of his situation with regard to the provisions applicable to the prevention and punishment of cheque-related offences.Account holders are informed that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article R112-2

The rules on the legal tender status of euro coins are set out in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974-98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro.

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

Article D131-25

…de all sums invoiced by the drawee to the account holder, regardless of the denomination and justification of these sums. In particular, the costs generated by the drawee's obligation, under article L…

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

Article R131-20

When the account holder has paid the amount of the unpaid cheque to the beneficiary, he must provide proof of payment by remitting the cheque to the drawee.

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