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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-159

If any of the information provided for in articles R. 123-156 to R. 123-158 is amended, an amending notice is inserted in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice contain…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-169

If they represent at least one-twentieth of the share capital, shareholders may, in a common interest, instruct, at their own expense, one or more of them to represent them, in order to support, both…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R14

The request for authorisation is addressed to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal in whose jurisdiction the judicial police officer is first assigned. This request is forwarded by:a) The dire…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
f) Forensic psychology

Article R120-2

Each expert psychologist duly requested or commissioned receives remuneration or fees calculated by reference to the conventional fee rates set pursuant to article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-92

The deposits referred to in 8° of I of Article L. 214-36 are term deposits that meet the following four conditions: 1° They are made with a credit institution with which a written agreement has been s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Competencies required to provide or coordinate therapeutic patient education

Article R1161-2

In order to provide or coordinate therapeutic patient education, the persons referred to in articles D. 1161-1 and R. 1161-3 must have the following skills: 1° Technical skills enabling them to provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R1313-34

The budget includes in particular: 1° Revenue: a) Subsidies from the State, regional and local authorities and other public bodies; b) Subsidies from international organisations and the European Union…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses in regional aid areas.

Article R1511-13

Aid for real estate investment that has the effect of increasing the total amount of public aid granted for the same project to more than: Article L. 1511-1-1, aid for property investment that has the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Aid to organisations involved in business start-ups or takeovers

Article R1511-3

The agreement provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1511-7 sets out the obligations of each of the parties and specifies in particular: a) The terms and conditions for awarding and paying…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-12

The sums allocated pursuant to articles R. 2334-10 and R. 2334-11 are used to finance the following operations:1° For public transport:a) Developments and equipment improving user safety, public recep…

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