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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-5

Two months before the date of the first test of the session, the committee will draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the tests of the examination for admission to the professional traineeshi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-7

The written eligibility tests comprise: 1° A three-hour test on the national law of companies in difficulty. The mark is assigned a coefficient of 6. 2° A test lasting three hours consisting of the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-6

The examination comprises written eligibility tests and an oral admission test.The subjects of these tests are decided by the selection board.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-9

The marking of the written tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate. Each composition is examined by two markers.Each of the eligibility tests is marked from 0 t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-54

The beneficiary of an assignment or pledge of a claim under a contract shall notify or serve this assignment or pledge on the assigning public accounting officer.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Notification to the assigning accountant

Article R2191-55

In the event of an assignment or pledge made in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-34 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the notification provided for in article L. 313-28…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R18

When the investigating judge applies the measures provided for in 12° of Article 138 (paragraph 2), notice shall be given, where appropriate, either to the employer or the hierarchical authority to wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-5

When subject to the obligation provided for in 10° of article 138 (paragraph 2) the accused chooses the practitioner or establishment that will provide the examination, treatment or care. He or she sh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17-4

The receipt given to the person under investigation in exchange for the documents referred to in 7° of Article 138 must mention the nature and references of the document withdrawn, the surname, forena…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms and conditions of judicial supervision

Article R17

The application of judicial supervision must not infringe the freedom of opinion of those subject to it or their religious or political convictions, nor defeat the rights of the defence.

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