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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Invalidity of information

Article 170-1

…If the necessary decision consists of the annulment of the acts or documents of the proceedings, it may, if the public prosecutor agrees, be made by order without the hearing provided for in the same…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 quater

…case of temporary admission for inward processing, the orders and decisions provided for in Article 169 above may authorise: a) the offsetting of temporary admission accounts by products resulting fro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Infringement of the obligation to present accounts in electronic form, cost accounting or consolidated accounts

Article 1729 D

I. - Failure to submit accounts in accordance with the procedures set out in I of article L. 47 A of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application of a fine equal to €5,000 or, in the event of re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Extreme emergency work.

Article L4532-17

In the case of extremely urgent work whose immediate execution is necessary to prevent serious and imminent accidents or to organise rescue measures, the following obligations do not apply: 1° Submiss…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to the intervention of a third party authorised to receive payment requests

Article R2192-21

…the penalties incurred as a result of failure to comply with the time limit mentioned in article R. 2192-19 or the obligation provided for in article R. 2192-20, as well as the method of calculation.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-6

As soon as he has been notified of the request, the challenged member shall abstain until the request has been decided.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-6

…ed letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the applicant and to the President of the College, who may appeal to the Conseil d'État in accordance with the procedures set out in the Code of Administra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-17

Eligible for the financial assistance provided for in Article L. 2335-15 are the costs of housing or rehousing the occupants mentioned in Article D. 2335-18, incurred in application of: 1° One of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

…Conseil d'Etat. Where the creditor has been released from foreclosure in accordance with article L. 622-26, the time limits only run from the date of notification of this decision; they are then reduc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-21

…with acknowledgement of receipt. The dossier shall include the information mentioned in Article R. 1243-4 and an attestation that the gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations h…

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