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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-19

…no more than two of whom may be honorary magistrates; 3° The Director General of Planning, Housing and Nature or his representative; 4° The Director General of the French National Gendarmerie or his…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-36-2

The powers devolved to the representative of the State in the department by article L. 2224-12-4 are exercised by the Assembly of Corsica.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-22-3

…f the visible parts of the water abstraction device, well or borehole, in particular the protection and metering systems;2° An assessment of the uses to which the water is put or may be put from this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article R4424-32-2

For the application of I of article R. 213-15 of the Environment Code , the Prefect of Corsica involves, as necessary, the departments of the Corsican collectivity in the basin administrative commissi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing.

Article R313-14

…hich use leasing transactions to acquire capital goods, equipment or buildings for professional use and which do not benefit from the simplified presentation regime, as provided for in article L. 123-…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-2

The duration of customs detention may not exceed twenty-four hours. However, detention may be extended for a further period of up to twenty-four hours, with the written authorisation of the public pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article L123-11

Any legal entity applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register must provide proof of enjoyment of the premises or premises where it sets up, alone or with others, the registered office…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Personalised support vouchers (R)

Article R1611-12

The commission provided for in article L. 1611-6 and responsible for registering declarations to open personalised support voucher accounts is made up of a representative of the minister responsible f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-27

…officer is attached is located. This file includes in particular: 1° Applications for authorisation and the documents attached to them; 2° Copies of decisions handed down by the judicial authorities p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-28

…ached is located, after collecting, where applicable, the observations of the examining magistrates and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up, every two years, a proposed rating which he…

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