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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

…t offence, the public prosecution may be extinguished, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of €300. The amount o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-20

…ph of Article L. 611-11;4° Claims guaranteed by the lien established in 2° of III of Article L. 622-17 and in Article L. 626-10.II.-Up to a limit of 5% of the estimated liabilities, the smallest claim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Failure to open secondary insolvency proceedings on the national territory

Article L692-10

…s jurisdiction in other cases. II.-If the debtor is in a state of suspension of payments and if the main insolvency proceedings concerning the debtor are proceedings similar to receivership, the rules…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A quater

…the allowance is subject to compliance with Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of activity as a live performance entrepreneur

Article L7122-4

…ion under the conditions and within the deadlines set by the decree provided for in article L. 7122-17.II-The person making the declaration must not have been the subject of a court order prohibiting…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article D47-6-16

…cle D. 49-22 ; 4° Les règles relatives à la tenue du débat contradictoire prévues à l'article D. 49-17; 5° The rules relating to the notification of decisions handed down by the court provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-23

…or isolation measure beyond fourteen days pursuant to the fifth paragraph of II of article L. 3131-17 if the quarantine or isolation measure prohibits the person concerned from leaving the place wher…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…d within the jurisdiction of each land area or maritime district. The provisions of article R. 3354-17 do not apply in this case.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-20-1

…ing an institution for collective occupational retirement provision mentioned in Article 8 of Order 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational retirement provision and authorised…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-3

In compliance with article L. 4251-17, the municipalities, the Lyon metropolitan area and the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status are solely competent to de…

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