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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent to prosecution or enforcement of a sentence for another offence

Article 728-27

…te requests the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office to agree that the sentenced person may be prosecuted, sentenced or deprived of liberty in the administering State for an offence which…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Forfeiture of French nationality

Article 25

An individual who has acquired French nationality may, by decree issued after the assent of the Conseil d'Etat, be stripped of French nationality, unless the stripping results in the individual becomi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Announcement of results and election disputes.

Article R713-27

The candidates with the highest number of votes in the election for the regional chamber of commerce and industry are elected to the regional chamber of commerce and industry and to the territorial ch…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-27

In the event of the death or impediment of the accounting officer, the competent departmental or, where applicable, regional director of public finance shall urgently appoint, with the approval of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article L225-256

Where the company is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-18 to L. 22-10-30, members of the Management Board are subject to the same liability as directors under t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 277

The proceedings may not commence less than five days after the examination by the president of the assize court. The accused and his lawyer may waive this time limit.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-27

…mensions of the various structures in the overall solution, as well as their topographical location;3° To specify the routes of the supply and removal of all fluids as well as the existing underground…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Classification of offices.

Article D133-27

…ed the tourist office to comply within three months. This injunction is sent for information to the mayor of the municipality concerned or, where applicable, to the president of the inter-municipal co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Single staff register

Article D1221-27

…er uses an alternative medium to keep the single staff register, the requirements of articles D. 8113-2 and D. 8113-3 apply. In this case, the employer sends the Labour Inspectorate the opinion of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 276

…ding to avail itself of a legal or regulatory provision to receive products free of value added tax may be required to present, beforehand, a solvent guarantor who undertakes, jointly and severally wi…

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