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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Rent.

Article D145-13

Commission members appointed as qualified persons may not be lessors or lessees of buildings or premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-13

…rovided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-56, the words: "to urban communities and" are deleted.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-13

…pelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report and the public prosecutor is immediately informed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-13

…pelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report and the public prosecutor is immediately informed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7122-13

…meeting, drawn up by one of the secretaries, are approved at the beginning of the following meeting and signed by the Chairman and the secretary.The minutes shall contain the date and time of the sitt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-13

…y four vice-presidents elected under the conditions provided for in Article L. 7223-2.The President and Vice-Presidents form the Bureau of the Martinique Assembly.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-13

The traffic offences provided for in article R48-1 for which the fixed fine is not applicable are subject to the provisions of articles R. 49 to R. 49-8.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-13

…the Assessing Magistrate shall hear the case; he may conduct or cause to be conducted any hearings and investigations that may be useful. However, if it is clear from the information in the applicati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R57-13

…on for home detention under electronic surveillance is made to the investigating judge, the liberty and custody judge or the sentence enforcement judge, or when he or she is considering ordering such…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-13

I.-May access information recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 249-9 : 1° Judges and public prosecutors practising in all courts of first instance, appeal and cassation for the sole p…

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