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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-1

The referral to the Autorité de la concurrence shall be sent either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by deposit at the headquarters of the Autorité de la concurrence, in quadru…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-10

I.-An appeal against a decision to refuse registration, modification or deletion shall be lodged with the president of the commercial court within whose jurisdiction the operator of the platform that…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1413-20

The Scientific Advisory Board is responsible for : 1° To give an opinion on the Agency's research, expertise and study guidelines and on its scientific partnership and programming policy; 2° To assist…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-19

Within ten days of the committee meeting or the date of tacit authorisation, the committee's decision or opinion is:1° Notified by the prefect to the applicant and, if the project requires planning pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-2-1

An appeal may be lodged with the Paris Court of Appeal, within one month of notification of the decision of the commission ruling on disciplinary matters or on the basis of the first paragraph of Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-19

The secretariat of the restricted formation summonses the parties to appear before it at least fifteen days before the hearing, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Where appropriate,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Administrative penalties

Article R7122-27

The regional prefect for the location of the main establishment shall impose the penalties provided for in II and III of article L. 7122-16 and in article R. 7122-26 after notifying the accused person…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-9

Explicit authorisation or rejection decisions must be substantiated. They are notified to the applicant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. All express authorisation, renewal or reje…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Service of documents in ordinary form.

Article 669

The date of dispatch of a notification made by post is the date shown on the stamp of the issuing office. The date of delivery is the date of the receipt or the endorsement. The date of receipt of a n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29

Sworn private security guards report all offences and contraventions affecting the properties in their care by means of official reports.Official reports are delivered or sent by registered post direc…

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