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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Expertise

Article L512-41

The public prosecutor, if he considers, in the light of the reports drawn up by the authorised agents or the test or analysis report and, if necessary, after a preliminary investigation, that proceedi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R343-25

…fessional identity card referred to in article L. 7111-6 of the French Labour Code may apply to the competent administrative authority for authorisation to enter a waiting area.Any application must st…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R744-33

…the professional identity card referred to in article L. 7111-6 of the Labour Code may apply to the competent administrative authority for authorisation to enter a place of detention.This application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3311-2

Prior to the debates on the draft budget, the president of the departmental council presents a report on the sustainable development situation with regard to the operation of the local authority, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Economic intervention

Article L4424-29

…liberation of the Assembly of Corsica. Each year, the President of the Executive Council of Corsica reports to the Assembly, in a special report, on the amount of aid granted and its effect on local e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article R225-144

The Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, shall indicate in the report provided for in Article L. 225-177 the reasons for granting options to subscribe for or purchase shares…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-24

…bond-issuing associations shall file with the court clerk's office, for inclusion in the Trade and Companies Register, the annual financial statements, the management report and the auditors' report…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-52

The dossier is deemed to be complete if, within one month of receipt, the Minister responsible for research or, where applicable, the Director General of the regional health agency, has not informed t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-14

At the end of each of the years of implementation of the plan, the plan implementation commissioner shall be allocated, in respect of his task of supervising the implementation of the plan, the action…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Inspection.

Article R743-4

…in the cases provided for in article R. 743-2, the inspectors mentioned in article R. 743-1 send a report of their mission to the public prosecutor. Occasional inspections give rise to a detailed rep…

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