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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-7-14

The obligations imposed on the AIF or the management company by virtue of Article D. 214-32-7-13 relate to :1° Any distribution made to shareholders where, at the closing date of the last financial ye…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-14

The amount of the penalty provided for in Article 78 of the local civil code is that of the civil fine provided for in Article 32-1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1497

By way of derogation from Article 1496 I, housing premises of an exceptional nature are valued under the conditions provided for in Article 1498, as in force on 31 December 2016.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-14

All expenditure must be liquidated and authorised during the financial year to which it relates. Expenditure orders shall be supported by the necessary supporting documents.The accounting officer may…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-14

When no opposition has been lodged within the time limit and after taking into account an additional period of ten days required for the appeal to be forwarded, the court registrar shall declare the E…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144

Pre-trial detention may only be ordered or extended if it is shown, in the light of the precise and detailed elements resulting from the proceedings, that it constitutes the sole means of achieving on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

The liberty and custody judge to whom an order is referred by the investigating judge seeking the detention of the person under investigation shall cause that person to appear before him, assisted by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 146

If, in the course of the investigation, it appears that the case cannot be classified as a criminal offence, the investigating judge may, after communicating the case file to the public prosecutor for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148

In any matter, a person remanded in custody or their lawyer may, at any time, request their release, subject to the obligations set out in Article 147. However, on pain of inadmissibility, no applicat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 147

In all cases, release with or without judicial supervision may be ordered ex officio by the examining magistrate after receiving the opinion of the public prosecutor, on condition that the person unde…

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