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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession by the company.

Article R822-61

Subject to articles R. 822-62 and R. 822-63, the provisions of Chapter IV relating to the discipline of statutory auditors are applicable to the company and to the shareholders or members. The company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appointment of representatives

Article D7343-61

…ade union organisation or professional association recognised as representative of platform workers may appoint three representatives simultaneously pursuant to Article L. 7343-12. These appointments…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IVa: The manner in which statements are received from staff of certain specialised departments or units

Article 656-1

…le 413-14 of the Criminal Code is requested during legal proceedings about facts of which he or she may have become aware during a mission involving national defence and security, his or her real iden…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-2

…of Justice and the consent of the other Member State(s) concerned, the competent judicial authority may set up a joint investigation team, either when it is necessary to carry out, in the context of F…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Commission consultative d'évaluation des charges des communes.

Article D2573-61

…nt to the members of the commission at least ten days before the date of the meeting. The committee may only validly deliberate if at least two thirds of its members are present. If the quorum is not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Termination of proceedings

Article 696-132

As soon as the procedure provided for in Article 696-114 appears to him to be complete, the Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall notify the parties and their lawyers in accordance with I of Article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-6

…by the organiser, electronic public communication services that do not hold the exploitation rights may only capture images that are separate from those of the sporting event or competition itself.Spo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-6

…on's genetic characteristics or their identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes may be prescribed and carried out, as well as the conditions under which the examinations of somatic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article 628-9

The duties of specialist assistant may be carried out in the courts and magistrates referred to in article 628-1 category A and B civil servants as well as persons holding, in subjects defined by decr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-42

…shall be handed over to the issuing authority as soon as possible. The magistrate hearing the case may decide to suspend such handover pending a decision on the appeal lodged against an act implement…

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