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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Alerts to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor and the exercise of his powers

Article D47-1-40

The Public Prosecutor responsible for receiving, pursuant to 2° of Article 696-137, the information from the Deputy European Public Prosecutor indicating that he is referring to the national authoriti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L752-13

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-han…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment and related services

Article L753-13

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-15

The industrial tribunal convenes a general meeting under the conditions set out in article R. 1423-23 to elect a new chairman or a new vice-chairman when one of these offices becomes vacant for one of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Jurisdiction over vocational training and apprenticeships where there is no social and economic committee

Article R2312-61

In undertakings with fifty or more employees which are not required to have a social and economic committee or a body of the type mentioned in article R. 2312-60, a special committee is set up and con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation by application of an agreement

Article R5212-15

The administrative authorities responsible for issuing approval are: 1° For industry-level agreements, the Minister for Employment; 2° For company-level agreements, the Prefect of the département in w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8-1

I. - Article L. 225-8 is not applicable, upon the decision of the founders, when the contribution in kind consists of: 1° Transferable securities giving access to the capital mentioned in Article L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual payment transactions

Article L314-11

I. - Before the Payment Service User is bound by a contract relating to an individual payment transaction or the provision of an individual payment service, the Payment Service Provider shall provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-25

The court shall appoint, for the term set out in Article L. 626-12, the administrator or the judicial representative as commissioner responsible for overseeing the implementation of the plan. The cour…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1389

I. - Taxpayers may obtain property tax relief in the event of the vacancy of a house normally intended for letting or the non-use of a building used by the taxpayer himself for commercial or industria…

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