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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-18

When a trade union organisation intends to take legal action on behalf of an employee, in application of Article L. 1235-8, it notifies the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: End of mandate

Article D1442-18

An industrial tribunal member who, during his term of office, becomes an employer while sitting as an employee, or becomes an employee while sitting as an employer, must declare this to the public pro…

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

Article D2335-18

Expenditure on emergency accommodation or temporary rehousing of occupants within the meaning of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-18

Informing the curator or guardian of decisions to dismiss, acquit or convict as provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 706-113 is made by registered letter or in accordance with the procedure…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by foreign authorities

Article D48-18

Under the provisions of the fifth paragraph of Article 707-1, the public prosecutor shall pursue the enforcement of financial penalties imposed by the competent authorities of the Member States of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-18

The judgement is handed down in chambers. If the judgement is handed down immediately, a copy of the judgement is given to the convicted person and, where applicable, to his lawyer, against a signatur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-18

In application of the fifth paragraph of l'article 720, the President of the Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal may be requested to do so by the offender or the Public Prosecutor, or may do s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-18

Judicial auctioneers or other public officials are allocated a proportional fee on the proceeds of sales, the amount of which is set by decision of the Guidance and Supervisory Board, to cover the cos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D783-18

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article D782-18

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 614-1n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 614-2No. 2014-1316 of 3 November 2014D. 614-3no. 2005-1007 of 2 A…

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