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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

…affected, where applicable, by a correction for family expenses, provided for by article 3 of order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating to legal aid in criminal matters in the overseas territories…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

…blishment" of an insurance or reinsurance undertaking means its head office or one of its branches; 9° "close links" means a situation in which two or more natural or legal persons are linked by a con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…ion. These plans shall provide for the resolution measures that may be taken pursuant to Subsection 9 and Subsection 10 of this Section when the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure mentio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Obligations relating to the identification of customers, accounts and persons as part of the fight against tax evasion and fraud

Article L564-1

Notwithstanding article L. 312-1, when a financial institution subject to I of article 1649 AC of the General Tax Code is unable to identify, under the conditions set out in II of the same article 164…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-1

A member of the Enforcement Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, assumes that he or she is a ground for disqualificati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Calculation of compensation.

Article D5424-15

The amount of the hourly allowance paid in application of articles L. 5424-12 and L. 5424-13 is calculated on the basis of the hourly salary received by the employee on the day before the interruption…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

…ration of the ban on issuing cheques may also not exceed three months. The measures provided for by 9° to 12° of Article 41-2 are not applicable. The measure provided for by 6° of the said article is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R1227-2

…e following is punishable by a fourth-class fine: 1° Contravening the provisions of article R. 1221-9 relating to the provision of a copy of the pre-employment declaration or the acknowledgement of re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R774-4

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-4 to R. 513-6 with the exception of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article R773-4

…articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 513-1-An° 2022-766 of 2 May 2022R. 513-1n° 2021-898 of 6 July 2021R. 513-2no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 513-4 to R. 513-6 with the exception of…

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