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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article R124-1

Sociétés coopératives de commerçants détaillants are required to undergo a cooperative audit when, at the end of each of two consecutive financial years, they exceed the thresholds set below for one o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of cities.

Article L5814-1

For its application to municipalities in the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin departments, II of Article L. 5216-5 is supplemented by an 8° worded as follows:"8° Construction and maintenance of buildin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 888

The majorities of seven or eight votes provided for in Article 359 and in the second paragraph of Article 362 are replaced by majorities of four or six votes.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 886

For the application of articles 296,297 and

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 888-1

The provisions relating to the departmental criminal court are not applicable in the Department of Mayotte.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: The Assize Court

Article 885

…tte Assize Court is composed of three assessor-jurors when the Assize Court rules at first instance and six assessor-jurors when it rules on appeal.These assessor-jurors are drawn by lot, for each ses…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-1

…decision on the application to the proceedings of the rules of simplified judicial liquidation, provided for in Chapter IV of Title IV of Book VI, falls within the jurisdiction of the president of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-4

…nt to Article L. 644-6, to no longer apply the rules of simplified judicial liquidation, it shall have the debtor summoned to the hearing by the registrar by registered letter with acknowledgement of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-2

…pplemented by the draft distribution drawn up by the liquidator at the end of the procedure for the verification and admission of claims and the realisation of assets is filed at the registry office w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-3

The decision by which the official receiver rules on challenges to the statement of claims supplemented by the proposed distribution shall be subject to the publicity measures provided for in Article…

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