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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative penalties.

Article L5426-8

The person against whom the penalty is likely to be imposed is informed in advance of the facts of which he is accused and of the penalty envisaged, so that he can present his written and oral observa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 936

The adversarial hearings held pursuant to article 396 by the liberty and custody judge of the judicial court of Basse-Terre for defendants in the community of Saint-Martin may be carried out by means…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 935

For the application of the present code to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin: 1° The words: "the department" are replaced by the words: "the local authority"; 2° In the absence of adaptations provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Special provisions applicable to the local authorities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article 937

Persons remanded in custody until their appearance before the court may be held in a premises other than a prison until the third working day following the order prescribing detention at the latest. F…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article R163-1

Requiring or inducing, by any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for the payment of a sum in excess of 15 euros, the delivery of one or more cheques for an amount less than or equal to 15 euros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article R163-2

Any person who questions the Banque de France about the legality of a cheque without complying with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 131-5 is liable to a 5th class fine. A r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article R163-3

It is an offence for any person responsible in any capacity whatsoever for the management or administration of a credit institution or one of the institutions or services mentioned in Article L. 518-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notification of grievances and report.

Article R463-12

Where the rapporteur general decides, pursuant to Article L. 463-3, that the case will be examined by the Competition Authority without a prior report, the parties and the Government Commissioner have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notification of grievances and report.

Article R463-11

For the application of Article L. 463-2, the notification of the grievances upheld by the rapporteur and the notification of the report are made by the general rapporteur to the referrer, to the minis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-19

In accordance with II of Article L. 622-21, proceedings for the distribution of the sale price of immovable property and proceedings for the distribution of the sale price of movable property that do…

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