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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION OF RESIDENTS

Article L2143-2

The municipal council may set up consultative committees on any issue of municipal interest concerning all or part of the territory of the municipality. These committees include persons who may not be…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle IV: Other procedures

Article 847

When, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Code of Criminal Procedure, a case has been referred to the judicial court for a ruling, in application of the rules o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title V: Criminal provisions

Article R353-1

Any person canvassing for banking and financial services as defined in article L. 341-1, with the exception of the cases mentioned in the seventh paragraph of this article, failing to provide the pers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Compulsory release

Article 720

…serve at the time of the decision and any sentence reductions granted that had not been withdrawn. III.-II of this article does not apply to: 1° Convicted persons imprisoned to serve one or more sent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1763 B

…nd wrongly included in the 50% investment quota or for the calculation of the limit provided for in III of article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The amount of this fine is reduced by a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5

…ith the largest population, where this is greater than a quarter of the total population concerned. III. - The transfer of powers automatically entails the application of the provisions of the first t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R92

…sponding :a) The supply by electronic communications operators of data retained pursuant to IIa and III of Article L. 34-1 and of Article R. 10-13 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks and activities of internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-9-1

…cy to carry out this activity, the content of which is defined by order of the Minister for Health. III - The health professionals mentioned in I may prescribe and administer the vaccines on the lists…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-4

…nder seal are subject to the procedure laid down in Articles L. 2312-4 et seq. of the Defence Code. III (Deleted). IV.-The provisions of this article are enacted under penalty of nullity.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

…nt amendments in accordance with the procedure set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 532-1. III. - To carry out the activity of UCITS custodian, the investment firms referred to in 5° of I mus…

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