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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-61

…enal Code, from holding a public office or from exercising a professional or social activity in the exercise or on the occasion of which the offence was committed, for a period of up to five years;3°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quater : Tax reduction for interest on deferred payment granted when a farm is transferred

Article 199 vicies A

…setting up for less than five years, in connection with the sale of all the assets allocated to the exercise of an agricultural activity, a complete branch of activity or all their shares in an agricu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-109

For offences within their jurisdiction, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors shall exercise, pursuant to Articles 4 and 13 of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-109

…istrate and the specialised correctional panel of the judicial court referred to in article 706-107 exercise, throughout the area of jurisdiction determined pursuant to this article, concurrent jurisd…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: High-level sportspeople

Article A231-3

…stioning and a physical examination in accordance with the recommendations of the French Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine; b) A dietary assessment and nutritional advice; c) A psychological ass…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-60

…Article L. 511-13 transmit to the body of the credit institution to which the branch belongs, which exercises supervisory functions equivalent to those of a board of directors or a supervisory board,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L511-59

…cle L. 511-13 shall transmit to the body of the credit institution to which the branch belongs that exercises supervisory functions equivalent to those of a board of directors or a supervisory board,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2312-2

…of employees in the undertaking reaches at least fifty for twelve consecutive months, the Committee exercises all the recurrent information and consultation powers defined in section 3 on expiry of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-15

…are applicable to dental surgeons and midwives practising in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The powers exercised for doctors by the delegation provided for in the previous paragraph are, in this case, ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-30

…ose of them within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and it may not, on their account, exercise voting rights. If a company other than a société par actions includes among its members a s…

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