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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 739

…nced person, be taken by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to the provisions of l'article 712-8.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General mortgages

Article 2393

…7° Those of the Treasury, in accordance with the conditions set out in the Book of Tax Procedures; 8° Those of the social security funds, under the conditions laid down by the Social Security Code.>

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Brokerage of medicinal products

Article L5124-20

…lf of the State, it may relate to the medicinal products mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8. The procedures for the declaration and practice of persons engaging in brokering activities are l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-5

…hey become aware of them and by any means, under the conditions mentioned in I of article L. 513-10-8, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The same penalties shall apply if…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-2

…tant de l'Etat dans le territoire";7° "maire" or "maire de la commune" by "chef de circonscription";8° "Bureau des hypothèques" by "greffe du tribunal de première instance".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-10

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-10

The appeals provided for in article L. 464-8-2 shall be lodged by means of a written declaration in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, on pain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-13

…judicial representative appointed is not registered on one of the lists provided for in articles L. 811-2 or L. 812-2, it is attached by the court clerk to the copy of the judgment referred to in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D. 2335-23

…Number of title applications Amount of the variable part of the allocation for secure documents 1,875 applications or less 0 € From 1,876 requests to 2,500 requests 5,000 From 2,501 requests to 3,99…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-36

…2312-50, with the exception of proceeds from the sale of real estate for the income referred to in 8° of the said Article; 3° After deduction of the resources mentioned in 4° and 7° of article R. 231…

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