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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical and medical-psychological examinations.

Article D18

The investigating judge who orders the investigations and examinations referred to in Article D. 16, sets the deadline by which reports must be sent to it. In the event of unjustified delays, the desi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

Pursuant to article L. 313-50, the surety guarantee mechanism covers surety commitments granted by a credit institution or finance company authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-24

…of the communes making up the public establishment, the allocations provided for in article L. 234-13 of the code des communes, as it stood prior to the loi n° 93-1436 du 31 décembre 1993 portant réf…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-22

…nd a half times the amount of the parliamentary allowance as defined in Article 1er de l'ordonnance n° 58-1210 du 13 décembre 1958 portant loi organique relative à l'indemnité des membres du Parlement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R633-2

…s to ensure that the sanctions or measures it has adopted pursuant to Articles L. 633-12 and L. 633-13 are effective.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sampling.

Article R5127-4

Except in the cases provided for in article R. 5127-13, a sample consists of three samples, one left with the owner or holder of the product, the second destined for the laboratory competent to carry…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue.

Article R2331-2

The provisions of 9° of article L. 2331-4 applicable to the taxes and fees making up the port dues are determined by Decree no. 68-803 of 10 September 1968 implementing Law no. 67-1175 of 28 December…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-66

When the sentence enforcement court informs the victim pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 712-16-1, it shall inform the victim of his or her option to be assisted by a victim…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L361-2

…II and III of Title III of Regulation No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas" are replaced by the words: "by the internationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17

By way of derogation from the provisions of article L. 233-16, the companies referred to in the said article are exempted, under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, from the obligati…

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