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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-16

A commune may join a syndicate for only some of the competences exercised by the syndicate. In this case, the decision to set up the syndicate or an amending decision determines the list of communes t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII ter: Placement under mobile electronic surveillance as a security measure

Article 763-10

…to assess their dangerousness and measure the risk of committing a new offence. This examination is carried out by the sentence enforcement judge; the latter may seek the opinion of the multi-discipli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…or repeated breaches of health and safety rules at work have been identified, the court hearing the case, which acquits the natural person(s) prosecuted on the basis of articles 221-6, 221-19 and 221-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-2

…health centres and maisons de santé, and natural or legal persons practising as self-employed medical professionals. It must include at least one healthcare establishment, except in the case provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-7

…y and provide it with all details of the alleged illegalities. He may include in his appeal an application for a stay of execution. This request will be granted if one of the grounds invoked appears s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 1: Filing of instruments of incorporation.

Article R123-103

The constitutive deeds of legal entities whose registered office is located on French territory are filed at the latest at the same time as the application for registration. These deeds are:1° For com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-20-2

I.-Seals and samples are sent to the central service for the preservation of biological samples in standardised packaging in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bank charges

Article L752-3

…ay, by decree, define the maximum amounts that banking establishments may charge individuals in New Caledonia for the following banking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing an account; 2° One…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bank charges

Article L753-3

…est; 4° Direct debit for bank transfers; 5° Sending a monthly statement of account transactions; 6° cashing cheques and bank transfers free of charge; 7° cash deposits and withdrawals free of charge a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties and suspicious transaction reports

Article L784-9

…oned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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