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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-3

…ocuments in the case file to the secretariat of this commission without delay. Where article L. 681-3 is applied, the court registry will immediately forward a copy of the judgment and all the documen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-33

…g and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 356-2 shall review the written policies referred to in the third paragraph of article L. 356-18 at l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-3

…to the prefecture or sub-prefecture are replaced by references to the representation of the State; 3° Article R. 414-6 reads as follows:"Art. R. 414-6 .-The exercise by a foreigner of a salaried prof…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-117-3

…l union which is substituted for the reinsured companies under the conditions defined in Article R. 322-117-1 must inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of the conclusion, expiry…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedures for the exercise of judicial police functions by authorised judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-31

The provisions of articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-21 to R. 15-33-24 are applicable to the exercise of judicial police missions by authorised judicial environmental officers.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-36-1

Once a year, the ombudsman and the public prosecutor's delegate send an activity report to the public prosecutor or, if they exercise their duties within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal, to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Sale of seized movable property

Article R15-33-66-3

The public prosecutor who directed the investigation or that of the court hearing the prosecution shall inform the owner of the movable property by any means of his right to restitution of the proceed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-35-1

The list of persons authorised by the public prosecutor is sent to the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of the agreement

Article R15-33-60-3

The request for validation of the agreement mentioned in the eighth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 shall be dated and signed by the public prosecutor. The request referred to in the first paragraph is no…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-3

…delay, of the acquisition of control by the AIF and of the information mentioned in Article D. 214-32-7-2. The AIF or its management company shall ensure that this is the case.

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