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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Recovery of financial penalties by Treasury accountants.

Article D48-35

Foreign pecuniary penalties are recovered in accordance with the procedures determined by the decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964 relating to the recovery of fines and pecuniary penalties by the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-156

An occupational physician, governed by the provisions of articles L. 4623-1 to L. 4623-7 of the Labour Code, works in each regional health agency in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4622-3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3841-1

Chapter I bis of Title III of Book I of Part Three is applicable in French Polynesia and, with the exception of article R. 3131-22, in New Caledonia in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-453 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: The knowledge test referred to in article L. 811-5

Article A811-35

For the written test, candidates may use codes and compendia of laws and decrees containing references to articles of doctrine and case law, excluding however codes annotated and commented on, article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-545

Associate midwives shall receive, after service has been rendered: 1° Flat-rate monthly emoluments, the amount of which, set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, health and social sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-7

The procedures for publicising business project support contracts for the creation or takeover of an economic activity and the other measures for applying this chapter are set by decree in the Conseil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-4

Prior to the issue of residence permits, the High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia consults the Government of New Caledonia under conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Administrative decisions

Article 27

Reasons must be given for any decision declaring inadmissible, postponing or rejecting an application for acquisition, naturalisation or reinstatement by decree as well as an authorisation to lose Fre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Accounting and financial system

Article D211-47

The school is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Equity securities

Article L213-35

A decree shall, where necessary, lay down the provisions concerning the issue and remuneration of securities issued by mutual or cooperative banks and public industrial and commercial establishments.

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