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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Safeguarding, receivership and compulsory liquidation

Article L513-20

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, and in particular Titles II to IV of Book VI of the French Commercial Code, the safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings of a company holdin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L518-2

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and its subsidiaries form a public group serving the public interest and the country's economic development. This group carries out public interest missions in suppo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-2

I. - On a proposal from its Chairman and by a two-thirds majority of its members, the plenary session of the AMF Board of Supervision may set up one or more specialised commissions referred to in Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-25

…earing. Additional time limits for distance are added in accordance with the provisions of articles 643 and 644 of the Code of Civil Procedure . However, when the case is referred to the Chamber in ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-28

…cles R. 731-1 to R. 731-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the holding of hearings and deliberations are applicable before first instance and national disciplinary chambers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-27

Decisions are taken by the panel, by a majority of votes, in the absence of the parties. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Hearing and deliberation

Article R4126-26

Cases are heard in open court. However, the Chairman may, of his own motion or at the request of one of the parties, after having obtained the opinion of the rapporteur where appropriate, prohibit acc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Border checks and presentation of identity documents

Article 67-1

Customs officers are authorised to record the identity of persons in order to draw up the reports provided for in this code. If the person refuses or is unable to prove his identity, the customs offic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-63

The file shall retain for a period of three years information relating to the recordings and interrogations to which it is subject, specifying the capacity of the person or authority who carried out t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-26

For the application of Article L. 621-12, the matter shall be referred to the court by petition or, where applicable, in the forms and according to the procedure provided for in Article R. 631-4. It r…

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