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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-32

…ocessing shall send him, at his request, any information relating to the processing.This magistrate may order any measures necessary for the exercise of his control.He shall draw up an annual report w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-3

…re" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Société de gestion du fonds interprofessionnel de l'accès au droit et à la justice (Management company for the inter-professional fund for access to law and justice)

Article R444-37

…e term of office for each director is four years. This term of office is not renewable. No director may hold any interest, direct or indirect, in the fields of activity of the professions mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction.

Article R711-34

…orial chamber of commerce and industry exceeds its financial resources, its management or operation may be entrusted to the regional chamber of commerce and industry to which this managing establishme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-38

…ers in office, present or represented.It is sent, along with the report mentioned in article R. 711-35, to the supervisory authority and to CCI France, within one month of its adoption.If the master p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-3

…and the sentence is handed down in the presence of the civil party, the sentence enforcement office may be asked to receive the civil party after the hearing, assisted, where appropriate, by his or he…

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

Article D527-3

The multidisciplinary assessment of dangerousness provided for by article 730-2-1 is carried out by the multidisciplinary committee on security measures referred to in Article 763-10 with jurisdiction…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-31

The Guidance and Supervisory Board may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of the members in office are present or represented. When this quorum is reached, resolutions are adopted by an ab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Periodic Certification

Article D4022-3

…he documents required for its preparation, by any means, including electronically. II.-The chairman may, where necessary, request the opinion or expertise of public authorities to assess the subjects…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical file and medical fitness form.

Article R4626-35

…form does not contain any information on the nature of the illnesses from which the employee is or may have been suffering. It only mentions contraindications and recommendations concerning possible…

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