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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article D46-2

…of Article 555-1, the notification made to a detained person by the head of the prison, which is equivalent to service, may be carried out by any official placed under his authority and having been de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Citations and meanings

Article D46-3

In accordance with the provisions of Article 557, where the bailiff has given the copy of the writ to a person residing at the home of the person concerned, he shall send the latter:

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-2

…ovided for in the third paragraph of article L. 1524-5 is convened for the first time at the initiative of at least one of the shareholder local authorities or groupings not directly represented on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article D1524-7

…esentation of the semi-public company recalling its history, its corporate purpose, its areas of activity, the address of its registered office, the number of its employees, the breakdown of its capit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-3

The term of office of representatives of shareholder local authorities and their groupings on the board of directors or supervisory board ends:- as regards those of a commune when the municipal counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-4

The representatives of the shareholder local authorities or their groupings may be relieved of their duties at any time by the meeting that appointed them, which is obliged to simultaneously provide f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-5

The term of office of the representatives of the local authorities and their groupings on the special assembly ends either when they lose their status as elected representatives, or when the deliberat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-6

The provisions of articles R. 1524-3 and R. 1524-4 are applicable to the special delegate provided for by article L. 1524-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article R1524-1

…le L. 1524-2, attach to this referral, in addition to the deliberation, the articles of association and the accounts for the last two financial years. The Chamber issues a reasoned opinion in which it…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Deposits and deposits on account

Article L214-3

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to special orders based on quotations or to sales of products the manufacture of which is undertaken to the buyer's special order.

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