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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-102

The management report referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 must be accompanied by a table, a model of which is shown in Appendix 2-2 to this book, showing the company's results fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE CONGRESS OF ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L7324-1

The Congress of Elected Representatives may be referred to by the assembly of the territorial authority, under the conditions set out in Article L. 7323-1, any proposal for institutional change and an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1212-8

The report referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 1614-3 shall be drawn up by the full Commission. If the plenary session does not meet before the first Tuesday in October, the report will…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial police officers

Article R9

The members of the technical examination panels referred to in articles R. 7 and R. 8 are appointed by joint order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, and the Minister of the Interior. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIX: Special seizures

Article R53-53

The application for registration referred to in article R. 521-6 of the French Commercial Code shall include the following information: 1° the date of the decision ordering the seizure; 2° The name of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-1

Online services enabling victims, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3-1, to lodge complaints by electronic means, hereinafter referred to as "online complaints", with the criminal invest…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D38

When the expert appointed by the investigating judge belongs to an association referred to in articles 2-1 to 2-21 and the information relates to acts for which this association can act as a civil par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Initiation of a civil action and its effects

Article D32

Where, following an investigation initiated on the basis of a civil party's complaint, a decision to dismiss the case has been handed down, the person under investigation and any person referred to in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-10

The public prosecutor or examining magistrate of the territorially competent judicial court to whom the European Investigation Order is addressed shall acknowledge receipt thereof without delay, and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article R122-5

Before issuing euro banknotes received from the public at their counters or through their agents or the persons referred to in Article L. 525-8, credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institu…

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