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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1012

The chairman of the panel to which the case is distributed shall appoint a councillor or a referendary councillor of that panel as rapporteur. He may immediately fix the date of the hearing. He may, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-48

The certificate of non-payment provided for in article L. 131-73 must comply with a model set by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Economy. It must include all information…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-16

Any change occurring in the situation of brokers who have applied for or obtained their registration on a list, with regard to the conditions set out in article L. 131-15, must be brought to the atten…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R138

The travel and subsistence allowances provided for in articles R. 133 et seq are granted to persons accompanying minors aged sixteen or witnesses who are ill or infirm under the conditions specified i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment.

Article R131-6

The Banque de France shall provide each person wishing to carry out the checks referred to in Article R. 131-5, or have them carried out by an authorised representative, with an access code for the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-3

Commercial use of the electoral rolls drawn up for the elections of members of chambers of commerce and industry is punishable by the fine laid down in article 131-13, 5° of the French Criminal Code f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5224-2

Failure to comply with the provisions of article L. 5222-1 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 45,000 euros. The court may also impose the following additional penalties: 1° A ban…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 B

Locations and local authority groupings with their own tax system may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, totally or partially exempt, for the portion of pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-3

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 425-9 and L. 425-9-1 of this Code shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 94

Search shall be carried out in all places where there may be objects or computer data, the discovery of which would be useful in ascertaining the truth, or property the confiscation of which is provid…

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