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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article D6363-1

The local authority depreciates its fixed assets, including those made available or assigned:1° Intangible;2° Tangible, with the exception of road networks and installations for which depreciation is…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article D332-13

Penalties applicable to infringements of the rules governing the movement or parking of motorised vehicles or caravans in a protection forest, outside the roads and areas provided for this purpose, ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-1

Newly appointed labour tribunal members who have never held a labour tribunal appointment or who have not fulfilled this obligation during a previous appointment are subject to the initial training re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article D321-1

The investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1 are defined as follows:1. The service of reception and transmission of orders on behalf of third parties is the act of receiving and transmittin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-11

The prefectoral decree granting approval is published in the prefecture's Recueil des actes administratifs. Approval is valid for five years.The decision by which the Prefect or, where applicable, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article D1233-10

If there is no social and economic committee, as a result of a failure to act recorded under the conditions provided for in article L. 2314-9, the employer shall attach to the notification of the prop…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-19

The magistrate hearing the case may refuse to issue or withdraw the access permit to the tutor or curator in the case provided for in Article 706-114, if that person is the victim of the offence or if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Information on public water supplies

Article D1321-104

Except in an emergency situation where all measures are taken to inform users as quickly as possible by appropriate means, the mayor will display in the town hall, within two working days of receiving…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-1-1

The thresholds of six months' or one year's imprisonment provided for in terms of sentence adjustment by the third paragraph of Article 132-19 and Article 132-25 of the Criminal Code, as well as by 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social security and tax arrangements for profit-sharing

Article D3325-1

At the request of the company, certification of the amount of net profit and shareholders' equity is drawn up either by the statutory auditor or by the public finance inspector. In the latter case, th…

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