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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-6-1

…munerated on presentation of an estimate, up to a ceiling of 750 euros excluding tax, when they are commissioned or required to carry out an expert assessment meeting one of the following criteria: -a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article R531-1

…mentioned in j) of 2° of Article L. 531-2 are ancillary to their main business, in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1833 of 14 July 2021.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-21

The portion intended to compensate for expenditure on studies and the conduct of the operation shall be the subject, at the request of the President of the Regional Council, of two payments of equal a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-32

The commission shall publish the lists of candidates no later than the sixtieth day before the ballot by posting them at the regional health agency, at the union's head office and on the regional heal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R6123-3-11

…ointly invite representatives of local authorities or operators who are not members of the Regional Committee for Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance, or qualified personalities, to attend pl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-2

…ally the data required to manage these authorisations. II.-Online service providers are required to report accurately on the actual use of the rights granted to them under these authorisations.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40

The Public Prosecutor receives complaints and denunciations and assesses the action to be taken on them in accordance with the provisions of article 40-1.Any constituted authority, any public officer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Supporters

Article L224-2

I. - A national support body has been set up, reporting to the Minister for Sport, with the remit of contributing to dialogue between supporters and the other players in sport and considering the part…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Forced release.

Article 261

…tous events are required : a) as soon as they enter the maritime zone within the customs radius, to comply with the obligations set out in article 69 above ; b) within twenty-four hours of their arriv…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 342

…the goods declared have not given rise to any observations. To this end, information, certificates, reports and other documents supplied or drawn up by the authorities of foreign countries may be vali…

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