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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article R225-172

The request by the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière is made at least three months before the date of the extraordinary general…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Payment Security Observatory

Article R142-27

The Observatory adopts its rules of procedure by an absolute majority of its members. These rules shall stipulate the frequency of meetings, which may not be less than two per year. The Observatory is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Common provisions

Article D142-2

…ting or reverses the rejection thereof may, if the date set for the leave has passed when he or she rules on the appeal, decide on another date or decide that a new date will be set by the enforcement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-56

The rules of jurisdiction and procedure for disputes relating to the lease are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to interdepartmental public fire and rescue establishments

Article L1424-58

Detailed rules for the application of the provisions of this section shall be determined as necessary by decree in the Council of State.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Stay of proceedings.

Article 380-1

A final stay decision may be appealed by way of cassation, but only for breach of the rule of law.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 210

The investigating chamber shall rule in a single judgment on all the facts between which there is a connection.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 315

The accused, the civil party and their lawyers may file submissions on which the court is required to rule.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-9

A decree shall lay down the detailed rules for the application of this chapter, in particular the control procedures.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Adjudication of applications from foreign nationals and administrative authorities

Article L743-4

The liberty and custody judge shall rule, by order, within forty-eight hours of the referral.

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