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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R61-25

When it decides to admit a person to a measure involving placement under mobile electronic surveillance, the sentence enforcement court shall notify the person of the conditions under which the measur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections.

Article R513-17

The period referred to in 3° of article L. 513-26 runs, depending on the case, from the day on which the obligations foncières are settled and delivered or from the day on which they are no longer hel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-16

In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a section or chamber for one of the reasons listed in Article R. 1423-15, the industrial tribunal members of the section or cham…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-17

In the cases referred to in Articles R. 1454-12 and R. 1454-13, the case is referred to a subsequent hearing of the Judgement Committee in its restricted composition. The court clerk will notify by an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-1

The reporting of cases of lead poisoning under the conditions set out in article L. 1334-1 is governed by the provisions of articles R. 3113-3 and R. 3113-5. The reporting form conforms to the model d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-14

In the event of an auction on the reiteration of bids occurring during the course of the order and even after the final settlement, the liquidator shall amend the statement of collocation, the amount…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-13

Within eight days of the expiry of the time limit for appeal and in the event of an appeal within eight days of service of the judgment, the liquidator shall finally settle the order of disputed claim…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-57

Each chamber represented at CCI France pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 711-15 designates from among its elected members a substitute called upon to replace, in the event of impediment,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-17

The members of the National Council elect from among their number, by a first-past-the-post ballot and for a period of two years, a chairman, a vice-chairman and five members, who constitute the burea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article R1424-51

Agents of local authorities and their public establishments may not perform the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 rela…

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