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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-11

…refect shall request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the cases provided for in article 15 of décret n°99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

…does not take part in a deliberation or who abstains from sitting pursuant to article 12 of law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and indep…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-28

…he application for renewal of authorisation in accordance with the procedure set out in articles R. 15-33-25 to R. 15-33-27-1. This request must be accompanied by the order referred to in article R. 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-37

…sation may be withdrawn if the person ceases to satisfy one of the conditions set out in Article R. 15-33-33 or if it does not perform the tasks entrusted to it satisfactorily. This withdrawal is pron…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-112

…'s Office pursuant to Article 25(1) and Article 27(5) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017. The public prosecutor shall request the investigating judge initially…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-31

…with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 2119 of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to French economic interest groupings and European economic interest groupings

Article L253-1

…d for any person or entity to make an offer to the public, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, of the membership rights of an economic interest grouping or a European e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-4

…124-7, L. 4124-9, L. 4124-10, L. 4124-11, as well as those of Articles L. 4132-5, L. 4142-3 and L. 4152-6 shall apply to the disciplinary chambers of the Medical Council of French Polynesia and New Ca…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-40

…purposes of recovering own resources, in accordance with Article 39 § 4 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1039 of 12 October 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distance supply of financial services to a consumer

Article L752-18

…articles In the wording resulting from L. 343-1 law no. 2014-344 of 17 March 2014 L. 343-2Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 II.-For the application of the articles mentioned in the table above, in…

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