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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the merits of the request and the implementation of corrective measures by the prison administration

Article R249-25

Within ten days of the date on which the order declaring the application admissible was issued, the judge shall rule by reasoned order on the merits of the application in the light of the application…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Appeals

Article D45-25

…d for by articles D. 45-22, D. 45-23 and D. 45-24, the statement of appeal and the record of the proceedings may, except in cases of urgency, be sent to the court of appeal on expiry of a period of on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-25

The members of the Observatory and those who contribute to its work are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out in article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-25

…ement on the European Economic Area, as well as investment funds governed by foreign law, may not exceed a total of 30% of the UCITS' assets.II. - When a UCITS has acquired units or shares of another…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R511-25

…debt instruments or other instruments referred to in Article L. 511-81.Credit institutions and finance companies update the variable remuneration mentioned in article L. 511-79 according to the inflat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-25

…the attention of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and notified to the member concerned. The decision to remove an entity from the list provided for in Article R. 512-21 may be refe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions.

Article L7123-25

Any person operating a modelling agency who has drawn up an employment contract that does not include a precise definition of its purpose, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7123-5, is liable t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-25

The members of the industrial tribunal wear, either at hearings or at public ceremonies, a medal in saltire suspended from a ribbon as a sign of their office. This medal is made of gilded bronze for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-25

…stpone delivery of the judgment to a later date, he shall notify the parties by any means. This notice shall include the reasons for the postponement and the new date on which the judgment will be del…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R2122-25

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-21 and R. 2122-23 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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