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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Legal proceedings

Article 1894

The prosecution costs paid by the competent public accountants for items that have been written off due to the recognised insolvency of the convicted parties shall be reimbursed to them on the stateme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities and contentious actions

Article L2541-25

…ights of the municipality or to avoid the consequences resulting from the expiry of time limits. He reports to the municipal council at its next meeting.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1322

…s, which must then be reapplied as soon as the operation that made the unsealing necessary has been completed. The bailiff shall draw up a report of his diligence. The provisional lifting followed by…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1366

…Failing conciliation, the assigned judge shall refer the parties to the notary, who shall draw up a report containing the parties' respective statements and a draft liquidation statement.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Procedures for the performance of judicial police duties by authorised customs officers

Article R15-33-21

…g in the context of a preliminary investigation, authorised customs officers may relate in a single report the various operations carried out in the course of the same investigation. If several of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Expenses arising from the appointment of ad hoc administrators

Article R216-1

…atter submits, during the course of his assignment and at least six months after his appointment, a report summarising the steps taken and the formalities completed.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical and medical-psychological examinations.

Article D18

…orders the investigations and examinations referred to in Article D. 16, sets the deadline by which reports must be sent to it. In the event of unjustified delays, the designated person may be replace…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Unrestricted hearing and police custody

Article D15-5-3

…nt to Articles 63-2 to 63-3-1 and the action taken on them, without it being necessary to draw up a report for each of the steps taken to exercise these rights.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-9

…d to in Article D. 1142-3 has been below seventy-five points for three years, he or she will send a report on this situation to the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Merchanting.

Article L8271-14

…to in article L. 8112-1, judicial police officers and agents, tax officers and customs officers are competent to investigate and record, by means of reports sent directly to the public prosecutor, bre…

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