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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-3 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines and fixed procedural fees in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable : 1° To fines ha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55-2

When the conviction results from a criminal order, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 runs from the sending of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and 527 or notificat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55-3

In the event of conviction to a fine, the reduction provided for by Article 707-2 only applies in the event of simultaneous payment, within one month, of the fine, the fixed procedural fee provided fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Company solvency

Article A334-1

I.-The preference shares included in the solvency margin referred to in 1 of I of articles R. 334-3 and R. 334-11 must meet the following conditions: a) These shares carry financial rights defined by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-4

The self-service sale of takeaway foodstuffs for immediate consumption is not considered to be a method of bulk sale within the meaning of article L. 120-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-3

A suitable dispensing device is a device which, having regard to the characteristics of the product, makes it possible to preserve its integrity, ensure its conservation, meet the specific requirement…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article D120-2

Assisted service, within the meaning of Article L. 120-1, is a sales method during which the product is packaged and immediately handed over to the consumer by a trader at the point of sale.In cases w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L5211-44

The conditions of application of articles L. 5211-42 and L. 5211-43 are set by decree in the Council of State. This decree fixes in particular the total number of members of the departmental commissio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L5211-42

A departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation is set up in each department. It is chaired by the State representative in the department. The latter is assisted by a general rapporteur and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition.

Article L5211-43

I. - The departmental commission for inter-communal cooperation is made up of :1° 50% by mayors, deputy mayors or municipal councillors elected by proportional representation on the basis of the highe…

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