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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-10

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance shall proceed with the recovery of the criminal order on expiry of the period of forty-five days from the date of dispatch of the re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article R4332-10

…of the establishments is distributed as follows: 1° 30%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of school buildings; 2° 5%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of school buil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-10

A resident card issued in disregard of the provisions of article L. 432-3 must be withdrawn.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Setting tariffs

Article A444-10

The services listed in tables 3-1 to 3-3 of article Annexe 4-7 give rise to the collection of fees set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-sections 1 to 4 of this section.These emolume…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Certification of conformity

Article L433-10

The terms of application of articles L. 433-3 to L. 433-7 are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L935-10

In 4° of Article L. 526-7, the words: "with the competent chamber of agriculture" are replaced by the words: "in the register mentioned in 3°".

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

The Board of Directors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportive.Its deliberations relate in particular to:1° The establishm…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Gift-shares made to descendants of different degrees.

Article 1078-7

Divorce gifts made to descendants of different degrees may include the agreements provided for in articles 1078-1 to 1078-3.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-10

The guarantee deposits referred to in 3° of article R. 343-1 may be represented on the assets side by the company's claims on depositors.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-100

The sums representing the mutual's contribution to the establishment of the "unions" provided for in article L. 322-26-3 may be deducted from this fund.

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