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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Performance of obligations under the agreement

Article R15-33-60-9

When the obligation(s) of the agreement have been fully performed, the public prosecutor notifies the representatives of the legal entity and, where applicable, the victim of the termination of the pu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Holding of meetings

Article R41

The seat of the assize courts listed below is exceptionally set in a town other than the chief town of the court of appeal if there is one or in the opposite case other than the chief town of the depa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5

For the application of this Title, the magistrate to whom the file of proceedings is referred designates, as the case may be, the investigating judge or the juvenile judge, the liberty and custody jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Recovery of fines

Article R220

The costs of recovering fines imposed in the cases provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code are taxed in accordance with the rates for civil matters. These costs are not charg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Staff reports and monitoring of the judicial activities of judicial police officers (Provisions adopted for the application of articles 13, 16, 19-1, 224 to 230 and R. 14 to R. 15-6 of the Code of Criminal Procedure)

Article D44-5

In the event of the temporary unavailability of the magistrate whose duties are defined in articles 230-9,230-14 and 230-24, these are exercised by the senior prosecuting magistrate who is a member of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R512-34

In an emergency, the suspension of the General Manager of the Société centrale du crédit maritime mutuel and that of a Regional Bank or Union Manager shall be ordered by the General Manager of the cen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Packaged spring waters.

Article R1321-85

Spring water may only undergo treatments or additions determined by order of the ministers responsible for consumption and health. This order lays down the technical conditions of use and, where appli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-72

The election of the officers takes place in the first and second rounds by an absolute majority of the members in office. In the third round, a relative majority is sufficient. In the event of a tie,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Absence or insufficiency of appropriations required to cover compulsory expenditure (R)

Article R1612-32

The referral to the regional audit chamber provided for in article L. 1612-15 must be reasoned, quantified and supported by all relevant evidence, and in particular by the approved budget and, where a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-16

The directors or managers of companies, régies or associations, and their establishments, offering one of the services provided for in article L. 2223-19 and authorised in accordance with article L. 2…

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