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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-24

When the president of the assembly of Martinique and the vice-presidents, the president of the executive council and the executive councillors use the universal employment-service cheque provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-24

In the event of undue recovery, restitution of damages and interest is made through the intermediary of the State's judicial agent, who recovers the sums unduly paid from the beneficiary of the author…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-24

The processing consists of data collected in the context of procedures established by the police and national gendarmerie units, or by customs officers authorised to carry out judicial police duties.I…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-24

…e month of notification of the commission's decision or approval of the statement of agreement; notice of payment shall be given without delay to the president of the commission.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-24

The sentence enforcement court may at any time appoint a doctor to verify that the implementation of the procedure mentioned in article R. 544-7 du code pénitentiaire is not harmful to the person's he…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Declaration of a witness's address at a police station or gendarmerie brigade

Article R53-24

…graph of Article 706-57 is advised that he or she must make any changes of address known to the police department or gendarmerie unit holding the register during the year following the hearing. Police…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-24

If the appeal is lodged by the public prosecutor, he may also indicate in his statement of appeal or within one month of that statement that he is requesting that the appeal be considered by a panel.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-24

…stions and, to this end, set up working or study groups from among its members, the terms of reference and composition of which it determines by an absolute majority of its members. The Observatory ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-24

A UCITS may invest up to 20% of its assets in units or shares of the same UCITS governed by French or foreign law or FIA governed by French law or established in another Member State of the European U…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Access to payment account services held by credit institutions

Article D312-24

The communication provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 312-23 is made within one month for each refusal.

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