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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-23

…unale ayant élargi ou non leurs compétences dans les conditions prévues au III de l'article L. 5215-20-1 are substituted, for the exercise of their competences alone, for the communes which are part o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-43

When the penal composition occurs following an offence provided for in articles 222-19-1 or 222-20-1 of the Penal Code or to the articles L. 234-1 or L. 234-8 of the Highway Code or any other offence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-6

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finances sends the offender an extract from the enforcement order concerning him/her in the form of a notice inviting him/her to pay the amo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-97

An undertaking for collective real estate investment may not hold more than 20% of the same category of financial instruments mentioned in 4°, 6° and 7° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-21

…nion, credit institution or finance company on the list if the conditions set out in Article R. 512-20 are met and the inclusion requested is compatible with the proper general organisation of credit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: End of the research period

Article R1233-15-2

In the light of the reports referred to in articles L. 1233-57-17 and L. 1233-57-20, the Prefect of the département in which the establishment has its registered office, after having heard the company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-19

…re members of the scientific council or the medico-technical committee mentioned in article R. 1243-20.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Ethical bodies for commercial court judges

Article R721-22

A judge appointed by the first president of each court of appeal from among the judges of the court is responsible for responding to any request for an opinion on an ethical issue that the president o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: College of supervisors

Article R613-1

…mber States concerned. When establishing a college of supervisors in accordance with Article L. 613-20-2, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall work closely with the European Bank…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-5

…1% 150,001 to 750,000 0.941% 750,001 to 3,000,000 0.564% 3,000,001 to 7,000,000 0.376% 7,000,001 to 20,000,000 0.282%

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