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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-18

When the public prosecutor who issued the European arrest warrant has obtained the surrender of the requested person, that person may not be prosecuted, sentenced or detained with a view to the enforc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L4132-18

At least twelve days before the meeting of the Regional Council, the President shall send the Regional Councillors a report, in whatever form, on each of the matters to be submitted to them. Projects…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article L4163-18

When the dispute is linked to a disagreement with his employer on the effectiveness or extent of his exposure to the occupational risk factors mentioned in article L. 4163-1, the employee may only sub…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-18

The judicial representative shall receive, for the whole of the safeguard or receivership proceedings, a fee determined by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3. If he is subsequently appointed a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-18

For audit certification engagements, in the event of disagreement between the statutory auditor(s) and the management of the audited person or entity on the amount of remuneration, the president of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-18

Failure to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 722-6 to L. 722-8 is punishable by a fine equal to 50% of the sum involved in the offence or attempted offence. If the offence referred to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18

The AMF shall ensure that issuers referred to in Article L. 451-1-2 or issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

For the purposes of Article L. 312-2, issues of debt securities are treated as collections of repayable funds from the public when they comply with the following conditions and limits:1° These issues…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 16: Interventional cardiology imaging procedures

Article D6124-184

I.-The registration holder must ensure that the medical and paramedical team identifies and regularly updates the recommendations for good practice to be applied, and sets up a system for assessing co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

I. - A fund of hedge funds is an AIF governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment…

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