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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R302

Article R. 77 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 77.-Before drawing up bulletin no. 1 for a natural person, the clerk of the court of first instance shall check the civil status of the person concerned;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R331

Article R. 147 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 147.-In the cases provided for in articles 54,56,97 and 151, compensation shall only be granted for the custody of seals when it has not been deemed appro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

Subject to providing proof in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 233-17 are exempt from the obligation to draw up consolidated accounts and a r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-22

The companies involved in the merger that are registered in France shall file a notice of the proposed cross-border merger with the registry of the commercial court at their registered office. This no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R262

The 1° of Article R. 15-35 shall read as follows: "1° A copy of the Official Journal or the Official Journal of the local authority publishing the association's declaration. "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R265

In article R. 23-2, the words: "to the services of the Directorate General of Public Finances, which provide" are replaced by the words: "to the agent responsible for collecting fines, who provides".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R324

For the application of article R. 129, the formula: "I = 10 + (S x 4)" is replaced by the formula: "I = 2.59 euros (315 F CFP) + (S x 4)".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R370

The first paragraph of Article R. 22 shall read as follows: "The chief clerk or revenue officer shall notify the examining magistrate of any failures or delays in the payment of the bond. "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R406

For the application of article R. 117, the words: "set pursuant to Article L. 162-15-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "set locally for similar acts".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R320

For the application of article R. 117, the words: "set pursuant to Article L. 162-15-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "set locally for similar acts".

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