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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-11

A limited liability company, which has appointed a statutory auditor and whose accounts for the last three financial years of twelve months have been regularly approved by the members, may issue regis…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-2

…rotection laws, its amount may be increased to 4% of the average annual turnover, calculated on the last three annual turnover figures known on the date of the facts. If no information is available to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: SUBSIDIARY PROTECTION

Article L512-3

…e granting of this protection have ceased to exist or have undergone a sufficiently significant and lasting change so that it is no longer required.The Office will also terminate subsidiary protection…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Intervention by the guardianship judge

Article 387-1

…e through a significant change in its content, a significant depreciation in its capital value or a lasting alteration of the minor's prerogatives.The authorisation shall determine the terms of the de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89

…red letter with acknowledgement of receipt. They are also advised that any notification made to the last address declared will be deemed to have been made to them personally.Failing to declare an addr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-41

…s family or his close relations, he may also order that the request and the report mentioned in the last paragraph of the same article be added to the file. The president of the investigating chamber…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-10

…that the person be placed in pre-trial detention, in accordance with the procedures set out in the last paragraph of article 394 or the articles 395 and 396, until they appear again before the public…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-5

…e exercised by a customs officer.When the person is detained for a customs offence mentioned in the last paragraph of article 414, the third paragraph of article 414-2 or article 415 of the present co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Privileges.

Article L327-4

For undertakings carrying out the operations referred to in 1° and the last paragraph of Article L. 310-1, the claim guaranteed by the legal lien or mortgage is set at the amount of the premiums to be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24-3

…years for the investigation of the offence referred to in Article 421-2-1 of the Criminal Code. The last paragraph of article 145-1 of the present code is applicable. For the application of this artic…

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