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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised courts

Article 706-77

The public prosecutor at a judicial court may, for offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11° and 18°, 706-73-1 and 706-74, request the investigating judge to reli…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-2

When the merger operations referred to in Article L. 236-1 of the Commercial Code or the demerger operations referred to in Article L. 236-18 of the same Code involve transfers of the portfolio of con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L3513-5

It is forbidden to sell or offer vaping products free of charge to minors under the age of eighteen in tobacconists and any other shops or public places. The person supplying one of these products mus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Non-salaried worker training insurance funds.

Article L6332-12

…incurred by the beneficiary of the introductory management course provided for inarticle 59 of law no. 73-1193 of 27 December 1973 on the orientation of trade and craft industries are eligible for fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Convening of General Meetings.

Article R626-2

For sociétés anonymes and sociétés en commandite par actions, in addition to the information mentioned in articles R. 225-66 and R. 225-73, the notice of meeting must include: 1° The date on which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Closure of the judicial liquidation.

Article R643-21

If the debtor is subject to a cheque-writing ban imposed pursuant to Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the liquidator shall obtain from the Banque de France a statement of the cheq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R131-46

A drawee who has refused payment of all or part of a cheque for lack of sufficient funds must draw up a certificate of rejection of the cheque for the payee. This certificate states that the drawer is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-81

Where the requirements of the investigation or enquiry into one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 le justifient, le procureur de la République ou, aprè…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-105

The sportsmen and women mentioned in the fourth paragraph of article D. 212-73 may obtain the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier et du deuxième degré at the end of a course of study adapted…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Allocation of free shares to company employees

Article 1127

No tax shall be levied on free allocations of shares made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies;…

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