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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R4135-5

…ervice or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of l'article 1er du décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-29

…ervice or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of l'article 1er du décret n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-5

…l'Etat (V) or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of article 1 of decree n° 2001-623 du 12 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 jan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate or office

Article R7227-5

…l'Etat (V) or, when they are part of the local civil service, in application of article 1 of decree n° 2001-623 du 2 juillet 2001 pris pour l'application de l'article 7-1 de la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-11

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance sends the interested party, for each fine, an extract from the enforcement order concerning him in the form of a notice inviting him…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-22-1

For the application of Articles L. 561-7, L. 561-20, 3° of Article R. 561-5-2, 2° of Article R. 561-5-3 and Article R. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 concerned shall assess the level…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-9

The marking of the written tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate. Each composition is examined by two markers.Each of the eligibility tests is marked from 0 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-9

The marking of the written tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate. Each composition is examined by two markers.Each of the eligibility tests is marked from 0 t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Amounts paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article 125 ter

La fraction des sommes versées par la Caisse des dépôts et consignations en application du V de l'article L. 312-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code having the character of income from transferable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, subject to the necessary adaptations, the rules applicable to Caisse des dépôts et consignations, adopted pursuant to Article L. 511-36, the first parag…

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