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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 709-1-1

…ence enforcement judge, the powers conferred on the public prosecutor by articles 63-2 and 63-3 are exercised by that judge or, if that judge is unable to act, by the public prosecutor. Article 64 sha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 729

…sentences if they demonstrate serious efforts to reintegrate and where they can prove:1° Either the exercise of a professional activity, an internship or temporary employment or their attendance at ed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-107

The central body for savings banks and banques populaires exercises the powers set out in Articles L. 511-31 and L. 511-32 of this Code. To this end, it is responsible for1° Defining the policy and st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-2

…scope of which exceeds the limits of the obligation to take out insurance.Where a policyholder has exercised the right of cancellation provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 113-10, he ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Mutual insurance group companies and affiliation agreements

Article R322-161

…number of votes held by each of these undertakings; d) Determining the procedures for the effective exercise of the dominant influence of the mutual insurance group company over the decisions, includi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

I.-The equivalence of group supervision exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-22

…ss. However, if the personal assets are insufficient, the creditors' right of general pledge may be exercised over the business assets, up to the amount of the profit made in the last financial year f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-1

…ployees, the members of its staff delegation and the public prosecutor;6° Decisions ruling on the adoption of the safeguard plan or the recovery plan on the part of the debtor, the administrator, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Transfer of the business.

Article L642-2

…ey are required under Articles L. 516-1 and L. 516-2 of the Environment Code. III.-Where the debtor exercises a liberal profession subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is prote…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-2

I.- Statutory auditors are liable to the following sanctions: 1° Warning; 2° Reprimand; 3° Disqualification from acting as a statutory auditor for a period not exceeding five years; 4° Removal from th…

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