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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-1

I. - Negotiable debt securities as defined in Article L. 213-1 include : 1° Short-term negotiable securities with an initial maturity of one year or less, issued by all the issuers referred to in Arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15-1

Implementation of the procedure provided for in this section does not prevent the Public Prosecutor from simultaneously issuing a summons to appear in court pursuant to Article 390-1. The referral to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-11-1

…nature of the facts, the personality of the person concerned, the situation of the victim or the interests of society justify an ordinary correctional hearing or when the statements of the victim hea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R227-1-1

Where the articles of association provide for the register of decisions referred to in Article L. 227-9 to be kept and the minutes to be drawn up in electronic form without specifying the procedures,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-14-1

The following shall be deleted by the managing department before expiry of the period mentioned in Article R. 53-14: 1° The data mentioned in 1° and 1° bis of I of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Suspension and division of custodial sentences

Article 720-1-1

…efited from a sentence suspension measure pursuant to this article and order that the suspension be terminated if the conditions of the suspension are no longer met. The same applies if the convicted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-11

…merit, a list of candidates admitted on the basis of the total points obtained in all the tests, after applying the corresponding coefficients, within the limit of the places available in the competi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-12

The jury sends the list of admitted candidates to the Minister of Justice and to the President of the National Council of Commercial Court Clerks.The Minister of Justice publishes the list of admitted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-10

…est subject is chosen by lot by the candidate. The test has a coefficient of 4.2° A twenty-minute interview with the selection board focusing on the candidate's background and motivation, based on an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-1

Selective financial aid is awarded for the distribution of cinematographic works that have not been released in cinemas in France and whose distribution presents particular difficulties.

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