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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88

For the application of articles 63,77 and 154, if the requirements of the investigation or inquiry relating to one of the offences falling within the scope of Article 706-73 requires it, a person's po…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-42

A budget allocation to support local investment is instituted in favour of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status in metropolitan France and in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-9

As part of the task set out in the first paragraph of Article R. 721-4, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (French overseas departments note-issuing bank) provides the credit institu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-28

In order to carry out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by Article R. 131-42 in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (French…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Financial autonomy

Article LO1114-1

The categories of territorial authorities mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 72-2 of the Constitution are: 1° The communes; 2° The departments to which the Department of Mayotte, the territor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution.

Article L322-12

The main purpose of the central insurance companies created by law no. 73-8 of 4 January 1973 relating to the implementation of employee shareholding in national banks and national insurance companies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-6

As an exception to the second paragraph of Article L. 225-1 a société européenne may form a société européenne of which it is the sole shareholder. It is subject to the provisions applicable to the Eu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article L2315-68

The annual accounts of the Social and Economic Committee are drawn up, in accordance with the procedures laid down in its internal regulations, by elected members of the Social and Economic Committee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R169

When they are issued to third parties: 1° Copies of decisions handed down by assize courts do not mention the identity of the jurors; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by juvenile courts do not menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Administrative police measures

Article R1322-74

In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1322-70 to R. 1322-73 or the individual decisions taken for their application, the Prefect will send the person responsible for the pr…

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