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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-36

Where, on the one hand, the request for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least thr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-32

At the beginning of each month, the prison registry sends the public prosecutor a copy of the criminal record of persons sentenced to a custodial sentence of seven years or more, or, if the person has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-22

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, credit institutions, the Office des postes et télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie and the Office des postes et télécommunicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-16

The person being prosecuted is summoned to appear before the panel no less than one month before the date of the meeting. The president of the regional compagnie des commissaires aux comptes to which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-30

During school holidays, the employment of a child aged between six and sixteen in a modelling activity and prior selection with a view to carrying out this activity may only be authorised during half…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13

…istration of any credit institution or finance company authorised in accordance with Article L. 511-10 are located in France. These provisions do not apply to branches of credit institutions mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-186

Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-185, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 are applicable to investment certificates, cooperative investment certificates and cooperative shareholder certificates.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-9

For the application of Article R. 351-8, in Article R. 314-19, the words: "L. 314-10 to L. 314-13" are replaced by the words: "L. 314-10 and L. 314-13".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-2

…the victim's right to assistance by an interpreter and to translation, referred to in 7° of Article 10-2 and in Article 10-3, are set out in articles D. 594-12 to D. 594-16.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-41

When the civil action provided for in Article L. 615-10 is brought on the basis of a patent application that is subject to the prohibitions set out in articles L. 612-9 or L. 612-10 (first and second…

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