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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Powers of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal

Article 35

…ctions sent for this purpose by the Minister of Justice pursuant to the second paragraph of article 30. The Public Prosecutor has, in the exercise of his functions, the right to directly request the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

…d response to each of the takeover offers received, within the deadlines set out in Article L. 1233-30.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-5

…hs recorded in this establishment and the population of the commune in which it is situated exceeds 30%. The contribution of each municipality is fixed by applying to the expenditure referred to in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-12

…ffects of the cheque-writing ban to which the debtor is subject under article 65-3 of the decree of 30 October 1935 unifying the law on cheques and relating to payment cards, implemented on the occasi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-31

The experts referred to in Article R. 331-30 are appointed by the chairman of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique on a proposal from the rapporteur in charge of i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-24

…ishes to make use of the option to substitute the insurance contract provided for in Article L. 313-30 after the loan offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, the borrower sends the loan offer issued o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article R313-9

…s to guarantee the repayment of a loan with the insurer of their choice mentioned in article L. 313-30 and the conditions and time limits within which it may be exercised.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 B

…taxes appearing on the same roll item is recovered under the conditions set by articles 1663 and 1730.2. In the absence of an option to the contrary, this balance is deducted by the tax authorities u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-56

…wance mentioned in I of the article 34 de la loi de finances rectificative pour 1995 (n° 95-1347 du 30 décembre 1995) ; 2° Le produit net des jeux ainsi obtenu est réparti au prorata, d'une part, de l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities.

Article R123-208-6

The officials referred to in 2° of Article L. 123-30 are authorised, on a proposal from the mayor, by order of the prefect of the department in which the municipality concerned is located or, in Paris…

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