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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 173-1

On pain of inadmissibility, the person under investigation must put forward pleas alleging the nullity of acts performed before his first appearance examination or of this examination itself within si…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 174-1

When the Investigating Chamber quashes an indictment for breach of the provisions of Article 80-1, the person is considered to be an assisted witness from the time of their first appearance and for al…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Interest on arrears

Article 1727

…erest, the penalties provided for in this Code may apply.II. - Interest for late payment is not due:1. In respect of items of taxation for which a taxpayer discloses, by an express indication on the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-19

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1771

The farmer cannot obtain a remission where the loss of the fruit occurs after it has been separated from the land, unless the lease gives the owner a share of the harvest in kind, in which case the ow…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-1

…eekly rest by rotation for all or part of the staff, under the conditions laid down in articles L. 3132-25-3 and L. 3132-25-4. A Conseil d'Etat decree shall determine the terms and conditions for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-19

…lts of the foetopathological examinations carried out. If the certificates mentioned in articles R. 2131-2, R. 2131-18, R. 2131-23 and R. 2131-26-1 are drawn up , a copy of these is kept by the centre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-19

…e appeal against these has been rejected in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-19

If a meeting other than that provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 223-26, the text of the proposed resolutions, the managers' report and, where applicable, the statutory auditors' report…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-17

…ion and including, where applicable, the safety report provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and…

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