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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article D40-3

…rticle 81 which must be sent to the public prosecutor or the president of the investigating chamber may be the copy in digital format provided for by Article D. 15-7. It may be sent by electronic mean…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Employee privileges.

Article L625-8

…the claims guaranteed by the lien established in articles L. 143-10, L. 143-11, L. 742-6 and L. 751-15 of the Labour Code must, by order of the official receiver, be paid within ten days of the pronou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Agriculture and forestry

Article L4424-33

…Hydraulic Equipment of Corsica, public establishments governed by the articles L. 112-11 to L. 112-15 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and over which the territorial authority exercises its pow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-52

…cising the option granted to holders to convert their securities and the basis for such conversion; 15° In the case of exchangeable securities, the terms and conditions set for the exchange, with an i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…receded; 10° A stadium ban imposed in application of the provisions of articles L. 332-11 to L. 332-15 of the Sports Code; 11° A ban on appearing in certain places or meeting certain persons issued pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 55

The tax department checks the returns. It may rectify the returns in accordance with the procedure set out in Article L. 55 of the Book of Tax Procedures (1). (1) See also Livre des procédures fiscale…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Use of the retirement account

Article R4163-30

The holder of a professional prevention account may make a request to use the points under 3° of I of article L. 4163-7 under the conditions set out in article R. 4163-15 once he has reached the age o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Use of the vocational training account

Article R4163-20

…provided for in article R. 4163-19, he shall inform the managing body designated in article R. 4163-15. It may do so by means of a teleservice made available to it.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D3421-2

…ection of the special budget of the police prefecture. These instalments must be paid no later than 15 February, 15 May and 15 August. The balance of the contribution due in respect of the financial y…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-42

The third party payer shall indicate to the insurer, for each sum for which he is claiming reimbursement, the legislative, regulatory or contractual provision under which this sum is due to the victim…

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