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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 527

The Public Prosecutor may, within ten days of the order, lodge an objection to its enforcement by declaration at the court registry.If, on expiry of the period provided for in the previous paragraph,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528-1

A criminal order that has not been opposed has the effects of a judgment that has become res judicata. However, it does not have the authority of res judicata with regard to the civil action for damag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 525

The public prosecutor who chooses the simplified procedure communicates the prosecution file and his or her submissions to the competent judge of the police court.The judge rules without prior debate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 528-2

The provisions of this chapter do not preclude the right of the injured party to summon the offender directly before the Police Court, under the conditions laid down in this Code. When the summons is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Simplified procedure

Article 524

Any police offence, even if committed as a repeat offender, may be subject to the simplified procedure provided for in this chapter. This procedure is not applicable: 1° (Repealed) 2° If the accused,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

…ivity", the words: "under the conditions applicable locally" are inserted; 12° Section 3 of Chapter II of Title III is not applicable; 13° The second paragraph of Article L. 435-1 is deleted.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-10

…conded by a company not established in France under the conditions provided for in Title VI of Book II of Part One of the same code.The chargeable event for the tax is constituted by the approval of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-2

…sis or prognosis must be respected, except when third parties are exposed to a risk of transmission.II. - The rights of minors referred to in this article are exercised by the persons with parental au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…to 150,000 inhabitants receive an allocation in respect of the sum of the allocations mentioned in II and III of article L. 2334-23-1 at least equal to the allocations received by the former communes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…he Autorité des Marchés Financiers shall set out the conditions and cases of application of this I. II. - Where a bid referred to in section 2 of this chapter lapses pursuant to I of this article, the…

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