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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article D450-3

…s the documents in its possession justifying the launch of an investigation. The rapporteur general may take charge of these investigations within one month of receiving the aforementioned documents,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-39

…year from that of the judgment adopting the plan for the sale of the business. Any interested party may consult it. The Registrar shall cause an insertion to be published in the Bulletin officiel des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article R2123-23

The increases in functional allowances resulting from the application of article L. 2123-22 may amount to a maximum for the elected representatives referred to in article L. 2123-20 : 1° In the commun…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable before the criminal court

Article D47-37-8

…Court for it to rule as in the case of a transfer ordered by the investigating court. This decision may not be appealed. If the accused was subject to a security measure, the court may, by a specially…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Single registration

Article R546-2

…The formalities for registering the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of I of article R. 519-4 may be carried out by the natural persons or legal entities that have given them a mandate. In the c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-21-1

…tes in particular to :a) The amounts allocated under the profit-sharing scheme;b) The amount he/she may request to be paid in whole or in part;c) The period within which they may make their request;d)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-5

The investigator may summon and hear any person likely to be able to provide him with any information useful to the accomplishment of his mission.The summons shall be sent to the person concerned at l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-6-1

…pt of the complete application, an acknowledgement of receipt is issued to the applicant. The Board may ask the public interest entity or the auditor for any additional information or documents that m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private practice.

Article R4127-85

…registered on the roll of the Departmental Council, in accordance with article L. 4112-1. A doctor may carry out his professional activity on one or more sites separate from his usual professional re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4133-9

…itions set out in article L. 6331-1 of the French Labour Code . Public and private sector employers may discharge all or part of the obligation set out in the previous paragraphs by paying all or part…

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