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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-12

I.-The services listed under numbers 116 to 136 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Service number the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties.

Article L1324-1 A

I.-Irrespective of criminal prosecution, in the event of non-compliance with the provisions of articles L. 1321-1, L. 1321-2, L. 1321-4, L. 1321-8, L. 1321-9, L. 1322-2, L. 1322-3 and L. 1322-4 or of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R631-4

The Governor of the Banque de France sends his proposals under 4°, 4° bis, 4° ter and 5° of Article L. 631-2-1 to the Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, who places them on the agenda for the n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to the procedure for immediate collection by enforcement officers

Article A37-27-2

The official statement of facts drawn up using a secure electronic device is drawn up in accordance with the provisions of this article. I.-In the case of an offence that does not result in the loss o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO EUROPEAN UNION CITIZENS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES

Article L200-4

Family member of a European Union citizen means a foreign national, regardless of nationality, who falls into one of the following situations:1° Spouse of the citizen of the European Union;2° Direct d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-3

The continuing professional development obligation is met: 1° By participation in training seminars, supervised self-study programmes or distance learning courses or courses; 2° By attendance at collo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article D711-43

The sectoral plans shall be revised under the same conditions as those provided for in Article R. 711-42 : 1° At the initiative of the president of the regional chamber of commerce and industry; 2° At…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-34

The services listed under numbers 131 to 134 of table 3-2 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-2 of article appendix 4-7)Description of the serviceFee 131 S…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Judicial supervision, house arrest and pre-trial detention

Article 137-4

When the examining magistrate receives a request from the public prosecutor to remand the person in custody, and considers that this detention is not justified, and decides not to transfer the case fi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D32-2-4

When a crime provided for by articles 221-1 to 221-4 and 222-1 to 222-10 of the Penal Code has been committed, on national territory, in private residential premises, the examining magistrate may deci…

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