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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Care that may be ordered in the event of a mental disorder that has impaired discernment

Article D47-33

The obligation of care provided for, as a security measure, by Article 706-136-1 is ordered by a judgment made in accordance with l'article 712-6 before the date set for the release of the sentenced p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-33

The adversarial hearing before the sentence enforcement judge provided for in

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-33

A statement of financial penalties is sent to the accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance at the same time as the notice provided for in Article D. 48-31. These statements are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-33

The public prosecutor checks whether the person is a person convicted of a crime or offence mentioned in article D. 147-31 and against whom socio-judicial supervision has not been ordered. When this i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting and financial rules

Article R514-33

Municipal credit unions must keep accounts in accordance with a chart of accounts drawn up by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for the Interior.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consignments and deposits.

Article R518-33

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations employees may only refuse to remit amounts claimed in the following cases: 1° On the basis of opposition in their hands, either on the generality of the deposit, or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional rules applicable to bank and payment services brokers and their agents

Article R519-33

…ion's authorisation is withdrawn under the conditions set out in Section 6, or in the event of dissolution for any reason whatsoever, the intermediaries referred to in 1° and 4° of I of Article R. 519…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Administration and guardianship

Article R721-33

The accounts of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are closed on 31 December each year and approved by the Supervisory Board.15% of the profit of the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer is deducted as a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article R775-33

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article R2312-33

Within five days of receipt of the draft resolutions, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer of the Management Board, or the Manager of the joint stock company…

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