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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L523-3

The act by which the public prosecutor agrees to the proposed settlement interrupts the statute of limitations for public prosecution.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L523-4

The public prosecution is extinguished when the perpetrator of the offence has fulfilled the obligations resulting for him from the acceptance of the transaction within the time limit set.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L523-1

…he procedures laid down by decree in the Council of State, for: 1° Offences covered by Books I, II, III and IV as well as those covered by their implementing regulations; >2° Offences not covered by B…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L523-2

A copy of the official record of the offence is attached to the settlement proposal sent to the offender.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article R523-3

When the public prosecutor has agreed to the settlement proposal, the administrative authority notifies the offender in duplicate.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article R523-1

The administrative authority referred to in Article L. 523-1 is the Head of the National Investigation Department of the Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control, the Re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article R523-4

If at the end of the period mentioned in article R. 523-3, the offender has refused the proposal or has not responded to it, the administrative authority shall inform the public prosecutor without del…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article R523-2

The administrative authority mentioned in article R. 523-1 forwards the proposed settlement to the public prosecutor within three months of the closure of the official report establishing the offence.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1049

Except where it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is not levied on deeds published with a view to the application of legislation on low-rent housing.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special schemes and general exemptions

Article 1050

Provisions subject to land publicity in deeds transferring property free of charge carried out by départements or communes on behalf of low-cost housing organisations or on behalf of semi-public const…

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