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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of judicial supervision decisions

Article 696-88

If the competent authority of the issuing State does not take a decision within the period specified by the liberty and custody judge, the latter may decide to terminate the monitoring of the measures…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals in seasonal employment

Article R421-59

…all provide the seasonal worker with written information on his or her rights and obligations under Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the condit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-6

…e on the asylum application within the time limits laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 31 of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-20

…le prudentiel et de résolution shall inform the other members of the college of supervisors and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority of the receipt of the application and shall f…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: ASSISTANCE AND RESCUE - DISCOVERY OF WRECKS - DISAPPEARANCE.

Article L142-3

In the event of the disappearance of an aircraft without any news, the aircraft is deemed to have been lost three months after the date on which the last news was sent. The death of the persons on boa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 E

From 1 January 2015, unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system, under the conditions provided for in I of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 D

From 1st January 2000, premises acquired, fitted out or built with a view to creating temporary or emergency accommodation facilities that are the subject of an agreement between the owner or manager…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° bis: Premises acquired or developed with State assistance

Article 1384 F

I. - Communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, exempt, for their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Recovery of financial penalties by Treasury accountants.

Article D48-35

Foreign pecuniary penalties are recovered in accordance with the procedures determined by the decree no. 64-1333 of 22 December 1964 relating to the recovery of fines and pecuniary penalties by the ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Reduction of the penalty in the event of voluntary payment.

Article D48-30

The provisions of articles 707-2 and 707-4 relating to the reduction in the amount of fines in the event of voluntary payment within one month are applicable to foreign pecuniary penalties when they a…

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