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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-6

…rate.The original recording is placed under closed seal and a copy is placed in the file. This copy may be common to all recordings made during the proceedings. On the instructions of the public prose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-3

…ield of competition law and who hold one of the diplomas allowing access to a category A body. They may be reappointed once. The general rapporteur leads and supervises the activity of the rapporteurs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

…registrars relating to entries made in the legal publicity registers for which they are responsible may be disseminated electronically under the conditions set out in this article: a) The information…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for veterinary students

Article D1511-59

…ans les zones définies à l'article L. 241-13 of the same code, local authorities or their groupings may grant, for the duration of the training period, alone or jointly, the accommodation allowance pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation.

Article D2121-12

…o the municipal majority, pursuant to article L. 2121-27, are set by agreement between them and the mayor. In the event of disagreement, it is up to the mayor to determine the terms and conditions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-2-7

…lic prosecutor or at the prison on the date set for his or her incarceration, the public prosecutor may enforce the sentence by resorting, if necessary, to the force publique, where the sentence is en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Parole application procedure

Article D526

…ather the information necessary to examine the application for conditional release. To this end, he may apply the provisions of article 712-16. In all cases, the sentence enforcement judge may also se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23

…mpany intends to amend any of the disclosures referred to in II ofArticle D. 532-20 or, as the case may be, provided for inArticle L. 532-23, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Revenue from the investment section

Article D3662-1

…y of appropriations in the investment section of the budget. However, the Lyon Metropolitan Council may, by specific deliberation, decide to enter the provisions as revenue in the investment section o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-14

…each of the three sections is ensured. The rules also specify the conditions under which the Board may delegate to its Executive Committee the power to issue opinions on a limited number of subjects.…

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