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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-32

The reduction in the financial penalty provided for by Article D. 48-30 only applies in the event of simultaneous payment, within a period of one month, of the sum of money ordered as a sentence, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-31

…und or a victim support organisation shall be reduced by 20% without this reduction exceeding 1,500 euros. This letter includes a statement of the financial penalty, the model for which is jointly det…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-33

A statement of financial penalties is sent to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance at the same time as the notice provided for in Article D. 48-31. These statements are…

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

Article D48-34

Articles 108 to 110 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management are applicable to foreign financial penalties.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance from local authorities and their groupings

Article L1522-4

Local authorities and their groupings may, in their capacity as shareholders, take part in changes to the capital or allocate current account contributions from members to local semi-public companies…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Financial assistance from local authorities and their groupings

Article L1522-5

The contribution to the members' current account referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 1522-4 is allocated within the framework of an express agreement between the shareholder local authori…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-3

Where the participating insurance undertaking, reinsurance undertaking, insurance group company, mutual group association, social protection group company or mixed financial holding company referred t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Communication obligations of the Consumer Ombudsman

Article L614-2

The Ombudsman shall provide on its website an electronic link to the European online dispute resolution platform provided for in Regulation (EU) No 524/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article D547-2

…public of the withdrawal of authorisation under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. This decision shall specify the conditions for the timeframe and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55-1

…medicinal products and forming the subject of the dossier referred to in Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal…

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