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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-17

The Director General of the Agency shall, where appropriate, forward to the Minister for Research, within the two-month time limit laid down in Article R. 1232-18, any information in his possession wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conservatory measures.

Article R641-17

The liquidator or the administrator, if one has been appointed, shall request that the seals be unsealed with a view to the inventory operations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-17

The closure judgement includes a quantified statement of the claims written off with an indication, as appropriate, of the name or designation and domicile or registered office of the creditors. It re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Courts.

Article R721-17

The Board adopts its own rules of procedure.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The National Council of Commercial Court Registrars.

Article R741-17

The members of the National Council elect from among their number, by a first-past-the-post ballot and for a period of two years, a chairman, a vice-chairman and five members, who constitute the burea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1431-17

The duties of accountant for public establishments for cultural or environmental cooperation of an industrial and commercial nature are entrusted to an accountant from the general directorate of publi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article R2333-17

The mayor, the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation, sworn municipal or inter-communal civil servants and all law enforcement officers are qualified to record by offici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-17

The establishment of undue payments on the representative accommodation allowance is made by the State services under the conditions laid down by a joint order of the ministers of national education a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-17

In all cases, an acknowledgement of registration of the challenge is automatically presented to the person when they have validated and sent their challenge. This document can be downloaded or printed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article R754-17

Article R. 321-3 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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