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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…ise to registration: a) Nature and date of the decision; b) Court that handed down the decision; c) Main or additional penalties or measures handed down; d) Nature of the offence or offences for which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…tmental building;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L. 312…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-5

…R. * 421-19 et R. * 421-23 du code de l'urbanisme.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-1

…ents. It also takes into account the annual testing programme provided for in 1° of I of article L. 232-5. The target groups include at least national and international level athletes and their suppor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-68

…37 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies and Section VI of Chapter IV of Title I of Decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967 on commercial companies to the companies governed by this Section.The right to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-14

…the securities at the request of the bondholders provided for in the first paragraph of Articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-23 is brought to the attention of the bondholders in accordance with the procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-20

…Order;3° Have submitted an application in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 4443-23 ;4° Not be a member of the body of the ordre des pharmaciens of New Caledonia or French Polynesia…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Invalidity of certain acts.

Article L632-1

…made other than in cash, commercial paper, transfers, transfer slips referred to in article L. 313-23 of the Monetary and Financial Code or any other method of payment commonly accepted in business r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-26

…article L. 321-2 of the Environment Code;3° Mountain municipalities, within the meaning of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne;4° Des commun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable when an enforcement order for an increased fixed fine is issued

Article A37-28

…ctification where information about you is subject to automated processing (art. 39 et 40 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978) to:-the officer of the public prosecutor's office at the local court or…

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