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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A15

…duration: twenty minutes - coefficient 1).The value of each test is established by a mark from 0 to 20.A mark of 5 or less in any of the tests is eliminatory.No one may be considered to have passed th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A4

…case (duration: one hour-coefficient 1). The value of each test is established by a mark from 0 to 20. Any mark equal to or less than 5 in one of the tests is eliminatory. No one may be considered to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-113-3

For the application of 20° of Article L. 71-113-3, provisions for liabilities and charges must be set aside as soon as the risk arises, and impairment must be recognised if an asset loses value.The ch…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-103-3

For the application of 20° of Article L. 72-103-2, provisions for liabilities and charges must be set aside as soon as the risk arises, and impairment must be recognised if an asset loses value.The Ch…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-43

…by representatives of legal entities that have entered into an agreement pursuant to article R. 744-20 is subject to individual approval granted for a renewable period of three years, on the proposal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article R211-14-1

…d in article L. 211-3 or a credit institution under the conditions set out in III of article L. 211-20. II - For the application of IV of article L. 211-20, the pledgee defines with the pledgor the co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-1

If the accused does not consent to be tried forthwith or if the case does not appear to be ready for trial, the court, after hearing the submissions of the parties and their counsel, remits the case t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-36

…on is capped. Participatory securities are negotiable. For the application of the Article 26 of law no. 78-741 of 13 July 1978 relating to the orientation of savings towards the financing of companies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-133

The maximum period of suspension of the possibility of obtaining equity securities by exercising rights attached to securities giving access to the capital, provided for the application of Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-90

The 60% and 51% quotas mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-37 are met on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period mentioned in article L. 214-42. In the event…

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