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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The President and Vice-Presidents of the Assembly of Martinique

Article L7223-1

The Assembly of Martinique elects its president at the meeting of right following each renewal.For this election, it is presided over by its oldest member, the youngest member acting as secretary. Thi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1213-22

The Board may only validly deliberate when, in addition to the Chairman or one of the Vice-Chairmen, two of the members mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 1212-1 and two of the members mentioned in 7…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-3

As soon as the Public Prosecutor's Office decides to proceed with the enforcement of the criminal order, the chief clerk of the court shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered lette…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial remedies to guarantee the right to respect for dignity in detention

Article R249-19

On pain of inadmissibility, the application must be submitted in a separate written document bearing the words: "Application concerning conditions of detention (Article 803-8 of the Code of Criminal P…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Examining Magistrate's Chamber: second instance examining magistrate's court

Article D44-2

The public prosecutor, after gathering the observations of the investigating judge(s) and, where applicable, the juvenile court judge(s), as well as those of the president(s) of the criminal division(…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article R112-7

When providing the service referred to in I of Article L. 112-14, the following is punishable by a fifth-class fine 1° Provide cash against payment by means of a payment instrument included in the lis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-232-3

Any decision by the management company of a securitisation undertaking to buy and sell financial securities, to enter into, manage or terminate financial contracts or to modify all or part of the risk…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: The savings bank network.

Article R512-53

If there is only one seat to be filled, the representative of the local authorities and of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status is elected by a two-round…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mutual and cooperative banks.

Article R512-25

Members of the Crédit Mutuel network are notified of the sanctions to which they are liable and invited to express their observations or to be represented at the meeting of the Confédération Nationale…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-19

The authorised issuer must notify the Minister responsible for personal services without delay, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt: 1° Any takeover, acquisition or takeover of contro…

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