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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure applicable to requests for disclosure or production of documents

Article R153-6

The judge shall order the communication or production of the document in its full version where this is necessary for the resolution of the dispute, even though it is likely to infringe a business sec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the use of registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt

Article R145-38

Where, pursuant to articles L. 145-4, L. 145-10, L. 145-12, L. 145-18, L. 145-19, L. 145-47, L. 145-49 and L. 145-55, a party has recourse to registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the dat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-33

The additional publication in a notice published in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires of the notice informing shareholders of an issue of new shares or of securities giving access to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-24

As soon as the filing provided for in Article R. 232-23 has been made, the clerk of the commercial court shall cause to be published in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales a not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-13

The Territorial Council is consulted by the Minister for Overseas France on proposals for acts of the European Union and the European Community relating to measures specific to Saint-Barthélemy. The o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-13

The Territorial Council is consulted by the Minister for Overseas France on proposals for acts of the European Union and the European Community relating to measures specific to Saint-Martin. The opini…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-1

After carrying out the drawing of lots operations provided for in article 261 with a view to drawing up the preparatory list mentioned in article R. 2, the mayor shall send, before 15 April, to the pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-71

Permission to leave the prison is granted or refused by reasoned order, after consulting the director of prison services, the director of the public health establishment and the public prosecutor. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-3

If the liberty and custody judge does not grant the investigating judge's request, this request, the liberty and custody judge's decision, the public prosecutor's opinion and, where applicable, the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal records

Article R297

Article R. 72 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 72.-For persons born in the overseas collectivities or in New Caledonia and convicted by a French criminal court other than that of their place of birth, t…

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