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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-1

…ions carried out pursuant to this delegation. The magistrates appointed to carry out the delegation exercise their powers in accordance with the law. The magistrates appointed for its execution shall…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article L461-1

…ts at European and international level. II. - The powers entrusted to the Competition Authority are exercised by a college composed of seventeen members, including a chairman, appointed for a term of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-24

…e, the powers of the judge appointed to supervise the register of companies and businesses shall be exercised by the president of the judicial court or a judge appointed for that purpose.The president…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-6

At least once a year, the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising supervisory functions of the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 561-38-4 is informe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Recruitment

Article R6152-338

…six months maximum; it is renewable for a maximum period of six months without the total period of exercise of these functions within the same establishment exceeding two years; 2° In the event of pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-18

…he fourth and fifth paragraphs may not exceed the duration of the plan.The lessee may, at maturity, exercise the purchase option before the expiry of the periods provided for in this article. He must…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Invalidity of certain acts.

Article L632-1

…registration or act of seizure predates the date of cessation of payments;9° Any authorisation and exercise of options defined in articles L. 225-177 et seq. and L. 22-10-56 et seq. of this code;10°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The office.

Article L5211-10

…shment for intercommunal cooperation is composed of the president, one or more vice-presidents and, optionally, one or more other members. The number of vice-presidents is determined by the deliberati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-18

On the date of their entry into the company's assets, goods acquired for valuable consideration are recorded at their acquisition cost, goods acquired free of charge at their market value and goods pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-35

The drawee must pay even after the expiry of the presentation period. He must also pay even if the cheque was issued in breach of the injunction provided for in Article L. 131-73 or the prohibition pr…

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