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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

I.-Notwithstanding I of Article 11-2, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the administration in writing of a conviction, even if not final, for one or more of the offences mentioned in II of this artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Group retirement savings plan

Article R3334-1-2

For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 3334-11, the rules of the collective retirement savings plan define the conditions under which each participant is offered a savings allocatio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

…d 2 of Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 9, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 12, Articles 13 and 15, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 16, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 21, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1770 undecies

…een unaware that they had the characteristics mentioned in the same paragraph.This fine is equal to 15% of the turnover from the marketing of these software or cash register systems or the services pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Provision of mobile radio network infrastructure

Article R1426-1

…own in Articles R. 1426-2 to R. 1426-4: 1° In areas identified pursuant to III of article 52 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and retained in phase I of the pl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A21

…y:1° Copies for which an eliminatory mark is proposed, under the conditions laid down in article A. 15 of this code. These copies are marked a second time by a member appointed by the chair of the jur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article R2232-1-5

…ment by the fund, the employer shall send a request to the association mentioned in article L. 2135-15 containing documentary evidence of the identity of the employee, the purpose and date of the nego…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-4-1

…ing analysis and original insights and conclusions on the basis of existing or new information that may be used to guide an investment strategy and that may, by virtue of its relevance, add value to d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and composition of the national order and the national council.

Article L4231-4

…of elected or appointed members of the National Council is six years. Half of the National Council may be re-elected every three years. Pharmacists who are members of the Conseil national de l'ordre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-71

…x department with which its management company files its income tax return, a local investment fund may enter into a pre-liquidation period: 1° From the start of the financial year following the end o…

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