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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by foreign authorities

Article D48-27

…iven for a refusal to enforce a financial penalty or for the impossibility of enforcing it, and the competent authority of the issuing State shall be notified without delay by any means that leaves a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by foreign authorities

Article D48-22

…e refused in any of the following cases: 1° If the certificate is not produced, if it is drawn up incompletely or if it clearly does not correspond to the pecuniary penalty; 2° If the pecuniary penalt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-7

Pursuant to 6° of article 1-1 of law no. 55-1052 of 6 August 1955, the provisions of the regulatory part of the present code apply ipso jure in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-18

The employer shall inform the employee of its agreement to the chosen departure date of the sabbatical leave or its postponement by any means that provides a date certain.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-34

…e accounts of small undertakings, within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolida…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 631-2

The award of financial aid to technical projects is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article R50-74

On the decision of its chairman, who is responsible for its implementation, the multidisciplinary commission on security measures may carry out or have carried out throughout France any examinations,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-36

The specialised commission on prevention contributes to the definition and implementation of regional prevention policy, and as such :1° It prepares an opinion on the draft regional health plan, as we…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-1-A

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the other competent authorities of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-3

…th of the practitioner, the practitioner, or in the event of death, his beneficiaries, will receive compensation proportional to the number of days of annual leave not taken. The daily amount of this…

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