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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-18

…d, where appropriate, be accompanied by supporting documents, failing which it will be inadmissible.II.-The chairman of the restricted formation and the member who is the subject of the challenge must…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-13

A copy of the statement of objections together with a copy of the investigation report and the investigation file is forwarded for referral by the general rapporteur to the chairman of the restricted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-10

When the High Council receives the investigation report referred to in Article L. 824-8 from the General Rapporteur, its Chairman shall convene the members of the College, excluding the members of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-5

…person concerned at least eight days before the date of the hearing, unless the person concerned waives this deadline. It shall refer to the mission order and remind the person summoned that he or sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-9

The resignation of the statutory auditor does not prevent disciplinary action from being taken for acts committed during the performance of his duties.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-2

…L. 500-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The General Reporter authorises investigators on an individual basis for a renewable period of three years. When, for the specific needs of an investigatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-7

…ppointed experts shall certify to the general rapporteur that they meet the conditions mentioned in II of Article R. 824-2.The fees and expenses of expert appraisals shall be borne by the High Council…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-8

…Article L. 824-7, it will notify the interested party of the decision and the grievances, and will give the latter fifteen days from receipt of the notification to submit its observations. In urgent c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-4

Investigative acts carried out on business premises are the subject of a report to which is attached an inventory of the exhibits and documents of which the investigator has taken copies. The report s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-6

…tered on the list mentioned in 5° of Article L. 824-5 the performance of verifications or investigative acts, it shall draw up a mission order indicating the identity of its holder and the verificatio…

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