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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence.

Article 728-30

The Public Prosecutor's Office recovers the right to enforce the sentencing decision on French territory as soon as the competent authority of the enforcing State informs it of the partial non-enforce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Psychomotrician.

Article L4332-1

The profession of psychomotrician is taken to mean any person who, not being a doctor, habitually performs professional acts of psychomotor re-education, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat aft…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration duties, land registration tax, stamp duties, other duties and taxes

Article 1894

…costs paid by the competent public accountants for items that have been written off due to the recognised insolvency of the convicted parties shall be reimbursed to them on the statement that they re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-12

…mount of the allowance, unmarried children are taken into account, on the date the application is registered, provided they are dependent on the recipient.Resources received by the recipient are deduc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article D551-19

…ommodated persons provided for in article D. 553-8 may be withdrawn by the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration if the beneficiary has provided false information regarding his or her p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-16

Article L. 145-37 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 145-37-The rents for leases of buildings or premises governed by this chapter, whether renewed or not, may be revised at the request of either party, u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-7

Where only certain elements of the document are of such a nature as to infringe a business secret without being necessary for the resolution of the dispute, the judge shall order the communication or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34

The Board of Directors shall determine the remuneration of the person temporarily delegated to perform the duties of the Chairman for the duration of the delegation, under the conditions provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-22

The file of the criminal proceedings is returned, together with a copy of the decision, to the first president of the court of appeal for transmission to the court that handed down the decision to dis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-31

…rawee notifies the Banque de France of the adjustment no later than the second business day following the justification. Where the account holder has been the subject of several non-payment notices, t…

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