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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article R814-48

If inspectors discover irregularities relating to the management and representation of funds, securities, bills and other assets held on behalf of third parties, they shall immediately notify the publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls

Article A814-4

The auditors appointed, in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 814-45, in order to carry out the checks on judicial administrators and judicial representatives shall concurrently and personal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-48

Each prevention and occupational health service is approved by the Regional Director for the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity, after consulting the occupational health inspector.The Regional…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approvals

Article D4622-49

Approval may only be refused on the grounds of non-compliance with the requirements of this Title, in particular those of the national approval specifications defined in Article D. 4622-49-1. Reasons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-49

The Board meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman. The Board may be convened as of right at the request of at least one third of its members. If, in the context of compensation for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-41

Prior to young people being assigned to the prohibited work eligible for exemption mentioned in section 2 of this chapter, a statement of exemption shall be sent by any means giving a date certain to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

I. - Public establishments for intercommunal cooperation, at least one of which has its own tax status, may be authorised to merge under the following conditions.The proposed perimeter of the new publ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

The public prosecutor, as long as the public prosecution has not been initiated, may propose, directly or through an authorised person, a penal composition to a natural person who admits having commit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distribution of proceeds from assets

Article R742-49

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations shall, at the request of the liquidator, pay the creditors and, where applicable, the debtor, within one month of the notification made to it by the liquidator,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2512-9

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