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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R251-2

The provisions of articles R. 232-2 to R. 232-7 are applicable to the economic interest group. However, the documents mentioned in article R. 232-3 as well as the reports mentioned in Article R. 232-4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article R251-3

The information provided for in Article L. 251-15 that the statutory auditor sends to the directors relates to any fact that he or she identifies when examining the documents provided to him or her or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article R57-4

In the event of a new prosecution being brought against a convicted offender under his supervision, the enforcement judge is notified by the public prosecutor. He will provide this magistrate with any…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article R57-1

The first president shall appoint, after consulting the General Assembly of Judges, one or more advisors responsible for monitoring the enforcement of sentences and coordinating the action of enforcem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article R57-2

…ice a report on the enforcement of sentences in his jurisdiction. This report is also sent to the adviser responsible for the enforcement of sentences and to the public prosecutor. In addition, the en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article R57-3

The sentence enforcement judge is assisted by the prison integration and probation service.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R70

…1° Upon the death of the holder of the record, established in particular by the entry made in the civil status register of births pursuant to Article 79 of the Civil Code or, where the death has not b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R66

…been carried out. In the case of a decision by default, the two-week period runs from the day of service. The same applies in the cases provided for by Article 498-1 and the last paragraph of l'articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R69

…cribed in articles 769 and 769-1. The notice intended for the automated national criminal record service is drawn up and, subject to the provisions of the last paragraph, sent: 1° For pardons, commuta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R72

For persons born in the overseas territories the records provided for in articles R. 65 and R. 67, paragraph 2, and the notices provided for in articles R. 67, paragraph 1, R. 69 and R. 71, are forwar…

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