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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Compensation for skills transfers.

Article D1873-1

I. - Articles R. 1614-75 to R. 1614-77, articles R. 1614-78 and R. 1614-79, with the exception of e, R. 1614-80, R. 1614-83 to R. 1614-89 with the exception of the last paragraph and articles R. 1614-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIIIa: Procedure applicable to health and environmental offences

Article D47-6

People who hold a national diploma attesting to training of a duration at least equal to four years of higher education after the baccalaureate, who meet the conditions for access to the civil service…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article D233-16-1

I. - The threshold provided for in I of article L. 233-28-1 is that set out in I of article D. 232-8-1. II. - The threshold provided for in II of article L. 233-28-2 is that set out in II of article D…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Limitation period.

Article 351

Action by the customs authorities in respect of customs offences is time-barred in the same way and under the same conditions as public action in respect of ordinary offences. In the case of contraven…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-38

The public prosecutor may propose either directly or through a delegate or mediator a penal composition, pursuant to the provisions of articles 41-2 and 41-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

…nds covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant le cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs ou de fonds profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-3

The specific procedures for applying article L. 113-3 of the Consumer Code to health services covered by article L. 1111-3, I and the second paragraph of II of article L. 1111-3-2 of this code with re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-10

The exemption from the obligation to set up an emergency mechanism for payment service providers that have a dedicated interface meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Del…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 919-3

Exceptional aid is allocated in the form of a direct grant to authors of works in the documentary genre to enable them to create new works by compensating for part of the loss of income they have suff…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of settlement.

Article 350

The customs administration is authorised to settle with persons prosecuted for customs offences or for infringement of the laws and regulations relating to financial relations with foreign countries,…

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