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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-137

…in 6 of the said Article 34. The Public Prosecutor must then indicate, in the cases mentioned in 2 and 3 of the same Article 34, whether or not he agrees to take on the case within a maximum period o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…is levied for the benefit of establishments in the network defined in article L. 510-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4432-1

Chapter I of Title V of Book II of this Part is applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety committees.

Article L4643-4

Health and safety committees, set up by collective labour agreements and composed of employer and employee representatives, are responsible for promoting safety training and contributing to the improv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6343-3

…d'Etat shall be lodged, on pain of forfeiture, within one month of either the expiry of the period given to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refusal order.The appeal shall b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6343-4

The administrative court or the Conseil d'Etat may, if they grant the authorisation, make its effect subject to the prior deposit of the costs of the proceedings. In this case, they shall set the amou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6343-2

Where the administrative court does not rule within two months or where authorisation is refused, the taxpayer may appeal to the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6343-1

…e taxpayer shall be issued with a receipt for the detailed brief that he has sent to the administrative court.The representative of the State, to whom the matter has been referred by the president of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Natural disaster risks.

Article R431-31

…may only provide cover under article R. 431-30 if the following conditions are met: a) The property and activities are located in mainland France or in the French overseas departments; b) A state of n…

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