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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-38

An advisory committee, called the "Comité consultatif des aides à l'accès au droit et à la justice" (CCAADJ), is set up by the board of directors of the fund management company. At the request of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Information to be provided to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L355-3

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall determine the nature, scope and format of the information it requires insurance and reinsurance undertakings and the undertakings referred to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-3

…half of the company being formed and by the persons who have received them at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, with a notary or with a credit institution. Mention of the payment of the shares a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Special conditions applicable to ovarian stimulation

Article R2141-35

…including when it is carried out independently of a medically assisted procreation technique, are set by order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Agence de la biomédecine…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L1543-3

It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €37,500 for any person, whether or not a party to the contract, to deceive the contracting party, by any means or procedure whatsoever, even t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

…ation of healthcare activities and heavy equipment;c) Transformations, groupings and co-operations between healthcare establishments;3° Sets the quantitative and qualitative targets for the supply of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article 694-30

…ge, and is carried out by that judge or by officers or agents of the judicial police acting on his letter rogatory. In other cases, the decision to conduct an investigation is recognised by the public…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-35

Foreign pecuniary penalties are recovered in accordance with the procedures determined by the decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964 relating to the recovery of fines and pecuniary penalties by the ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-30

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-4 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable to foreign pecuniary penalties when they a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedures for recovery of financial penalties.

Article D48-32

The reduction in the financial penalty provided for by Article D. 48-30 only applies in the event of simultaneous payment, within a period of one month, of the sum of money ordered as a sentence, the…

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