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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Possibility for a witness to give evidence anonymously

Article R53-27

The request provided for in the first paragraph of Article 706-58 specifies the identity of the person and the reasons why, with regard to the elements contained in the file of the investigation proce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article D440-2

…pean Central Bank as a credit institution within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for cr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article R722-2

A bureau is set up for each meeting of the general meeting. It is composed of the president of the court, the vice-president and the first in the order of the table of chamber presidents present at th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Health department

Article R1424-25

…nals from volunteer firefighters recruited in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 723-90 of the Internal Security Code.Alongside the chief medical officer, the staff of the health sub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1431-2

The Articles of Association of the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation define the tasks of the establishment, its administrative or industrial and commercial nature, its org…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D534-2

The enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-8, suspend the execution of all or part of the parole obligations, including those resulting from placement un…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

…to the customer, including the potential customer, in addition to that indicated in articles R. 519-25 and R. 519-26, complies with the provisions of articles L. 222-1 to L. 222-18 of the French Consu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21

…s own structure, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014, within four months of the end of the financial year.The statutory auditor sha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-23

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Remuneration of members of boards and delegations

Article D4233-28

…nted for a purpose other than covering the expenses mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 4233-5, may not exceed, for the year in question, three times the annual ceiling provided for in the…

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