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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-40

…h Government has obtained the extradition of a person pursuant to the Convention of 27 September 1996 relating to Extradition between the Member States of the European Union, the person thus extradite…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-6

I.-The European Collectivity of Alsace may create a development council. The development council is consulted on the draft Alsace cross-border cooperation scheme referred to in article L. 3431-1. It m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resolution of groups for which the collège de résolution is the consolidated resolution authority

Article L613-60

…er resolution authority of a decision and measures equivalent to those mentioned in I of Article L. 613-61-1 concerning the subsidiary of a group for which it is the resolution authority on a consolid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession by the company.

Article R822-62

…fessional partnership), its shares are then transferred under the conditions set out in article R. 822-90. In the case of other sociétés de commissaires aux comptes, the shareholder or partner has six…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R4113-60

If the deed transferring the shares is drawn up under private deed, as many originals as are necessary to provide each party with a copy and to comply with the provisions of articles R. 4113-50 and R.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-13

…Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, adopted in New York on 20 December 2006, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions provided for in article 689-1 of thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-6

…ro rata to the number of inhabitants served, to the difference between the contribution called in 2015 by the Bouches-du-Rhône departmental fire and rescue service, in respect of the communes that mad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-3

…nhabitants or the annulment of the election of community councillors provided for in article L. 273-6 of the electoral code, and provided that the resulting vacancy in the deliberative body of the pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-6

…by the employer's representative or, failing this, in the cases provided for in 3° of Article L. 1262-1 and for the activities mentioned in Article L. 1262-6, by the employer, or by the project owner…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-68

…simultaneously request their withdrawal under the conditions provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and articles R. 743-101 an…

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