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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-4

The deeds constituting the security established in the name of a provisional beneficiary and, where applicable, the deeds ensuring its publicity specify that the provisional beneficiary is acting eith…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reports

Article D4622-57

…e enabling in particular the calculation of the national average cost of the core service offering. 4° Any other information relating to the contribution of prevention and occupational health services…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-4

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article R724-5

If the commission grants the debtor's request, the letter referred to in Article R. 724-4 states that its decision entails the suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings against the debtor'…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 45

The Public Prosecutor at the Judicial Court acts as Public Prosecutor before the Police Court for 5th class offences not covered by the fixed fine procedure. He may also occupy it in any matter before…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 47

If there are several police commissioners at the place where the police court sits, the public prosecutor shall designate the one who shall perform the functions of the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 46

If the police commissioner is unable to act, the public prosecutor shall appoint, for a full year, one or more replacements from among the commissioners, commanders or captains of police residing with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The Public Prosecutor's Office at the Police Court

Article 48

If there is no police commissioner at the place where the police court sits, the public prosecutor shall designate, to exercise the functions of the public prosecutor, a police commissioner or a polic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe XI

(APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 762-4) Prefecture of the department of RECEIPT OF DECLARATION FOR A TRADE FAIR HELD OUTSIDE A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK (art. L. 762-2 and R. 762-10 du code de commerce) Date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Steering Committee

Article R1142-51

The Council proposes to the Board of Directors the guidelines of the Office's policy for the fulfilment of its mission as regards the amicable settlement of disputes relating to damage caused by benfl…

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