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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-3

As long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person charged with one or more offences under the

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1-2

I. - As long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, the public prosecutor may propose to a legal person accused of one or more of the offences provided for in Articles 433-1,433-2,435-3,435…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3-1

In the event of serious danger threatening a person who has been the victim of violence at the hands of his or her spouse, cohabitee or partner in a civil solidarity pact, the public prosecutor may al…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat tuberculosis

Article D3112-11-4

The annual lump-sum grant referred to inarticle L. 174-16 of the Social Security Code is set, in compliance with the credit amounts defined inarticle R. 1435-25 of the Public Health Code, taking into…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of budgets and accounts

Article R5211-41-1

The provisions of article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the public establishments mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-36. For their application, the following should be read: "l'établis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure.

Article R5141-47-3

In order to obtain recognition in France of a marketing authorisation issued by another Member State of the European Union, known as the reference State, the holder of this authorisation must submit a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure.

Article R5141-47-2

In order to obtain recognition, by at least one other Member State of the European Union, of a marketing authorisation issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Continuing vocational training

Article R814-28-4

The activities validated under the continuing training obligation are:1° Participation in actions to adapt and develop skills, acquire, maintain or improve knowledge and training relating to the econo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-4

The Attorney General grants or refuses authorisation by decree to effectively exercise the powers attached to the status of judicial police officer.The authorisation is valid for the entire period of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Merger of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-106-4

Where the merger involves a portfolio transfer under the conditions laid down in Article L. 324-1 and one or more of the companies involved in the merger have issued securities under the conditions la…

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