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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5

For the application of this Title, the magistrate to whom the file of proceedings is referred designates, as the case may be, the investigating judge or the juvenile judge, the liberty and custody jud…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common obligations

Article 537

…ster must be presented to the public authorities at any requisition. However, for transactions of €15,000 or more that involve investment gold as defined in 2 of article 298 sexdecies A, the register…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…notify its decision to the following persons and authorities: 1° Le ministre chargé de l'économie ; 2° The European Commission ; 3° The European Central Bank 4° The European Systemic Risk Board ; 5° T…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

…shold set by order of the Minister for the Economy at least once in the last three financial years; 2° The persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, subject to group supervision by the Autorité de cont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to persons serving a custodial sentence

Article R61-5

…forcement judge may decide that the obligations resulting from the treatment order will not be applicable if their implementation proves incompatible with the accommodation measure from which the pers…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic voting procedures

Article R2314-5

The election of the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may be carried out by electronic voting at the workplace or remotely. Without prejudice to the provisions relat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article L4312-5

…ment authorisations and related payment appropriations, and in particular the rules relating to the cancellation of programme authorisations and commitment authorisations;2° The procedures for informi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Special provisions for motor insurance

Article A421-5

…". For this accounting purpose, the following is established: 1° A section in the income statement; 2° A specific asset and liability account in the balance sheet; 3° An appendix containing a summary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-5

Any advertising to the public of a medicinal product within the meaning of Article L. 5122-1 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €150,000:1° Subject to medical prescription ;2° Reim…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6463-5

…isks and disasters and coordination and requisitioning of resources contributing to civil security; 2° Air and sea services. The Executive Council has a period of one month to issue its opinion. This…

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