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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities.

Article R228-51

The company issuing participating securities shall make public, before the opening of their subscription by the public, the terms and conditions of the issue, in accordance with the procedures set out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

I.-Small and medium-sized non-road diesel retail businesses that, as at 1 January 2020, do not have facilities for storing and distributing diesel that is not coloured and traced, subject to corporati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Notification

Article L261-1

…by a producer subject to the obligation to seek ongoing exploitation provided for inarticle L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code, of one or more cinematographic or audiovisual works, falling w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of gendarmes as judicial police officers

Article A5

The syllabus for the examination provided for in the preceding article is as follows:Criminal procedurePublic prosecution and civil action: general concepts.The authorities invested by law with judici…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A16

The syllabus for the examination provided for in the preceding article is as follows: Criminal procedure L'action publique et l'action civile: notions générales. The authorities vested by law with jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IIIa: Community service

Article 733-2

In the event of non-performance of community service, the sentence enforcement judge may, of his or her own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, order by reasoned decision the enforcemen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishments in which pre-trial detention is carried out

Article D54

…ion of remand prisons and remand prison quarters is determined by the provisions of articles D. 112-27 and D. 112-28 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-62-1

In proceedings relating to a felony or misdemeanour punishable by at least three years' imprisonment, where disclosure of the identity of a witness is likely to seriously endanger his life or physical…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…R. 613-10 to R. 613-12no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-13no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 613-14n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 613-15n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 613-16no. 2014-1315 of 3 Novemb…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-2

In criminal matters, an accused person may not be held in custody for more than one year. However, subject to the provisions of article 145-3, the liberty and custody judge may, on expiry of this peri…

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