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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-18

…efending the collectivity in actions brought against it, in cases defined by the Assembly. He shall report to the next meeting of the General Meeting on the exercise of this power..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorities or persons contributing to judicial supervision

Article R16-1

…ibuting to the application of judicial supervision shall ensure that the person under investigation complies with the obligations imposed on him; to this end, they may summon him and visit him; they s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-9-7

…urities are registered in this system, the owner of these securities may have their own transaction reports.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial documentation and statistical information.

Article D213-14

…be provided and shall disseminate it regularly. The issuer of negotiable debt securities shall also report to the Banque de France on early redemptions of securities issued under the programme.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-41

As soon as the judicial representatives' end-of-assignment report has been filed with the court registry, the court clerk shall send the debtor, the auditors and the public prosecutor a detailed accou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-4

…the registrar by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.It shall rule in the light of a report from the liquidator.The decision shall be communicated by the registrar to the debtor and the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-4-1

…pplicable, decides not to impose a disciplinary sanction, he must set out the reasons for this in a report which will be sent to the regional prefect and the minister in charge of overseeing the chamb…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-8-1

…d services of the public institution entrusted to them by the Chief Executive Officer, to whom they report directly. They may be entrusted with reorganisation and restructuring assignments. They may a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Coordination and assessment

Article D1413-57

…appropriations entered in its budget. The payment of this grant is subject to the submission of the report and the financial use account required to evaluate the annual amount of this grant, mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-7

…e andarticle R.126-10 of the Building and Housing Code or, where applicable, the asbestos detection report provided for in article R. 4412-97-5 of this Code.It communicates these documents to the proj…

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