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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-162

The statutory auditor may only convene the shareholders' meeting after having unsuccessfully requested that it be convened by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, by reg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-10

Where the obligation or obligations of the agreement are not fully performed, the interruption of performance of the agreement referred to in the seventeenth paragraph of Article 41-1-2 is recorded by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R42

On expiry of the time limit for opposition open to the public prosecutor, the head of the court registry shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered letter with acknowledgement of rec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article R41-3

As soon as the Public Prosecutor's Office decides to proceed with the enforcement of the criminal order, the chief clerk of the court shall notify the criminal order to the accused by registered lette…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-31

The processing of personal data is subject to the control and monitoring provided for in articles 230-8 and 230-9. Requests for rectification or deletion of data from interested parties may be address…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-19

For the application of the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and first paragraph of article 495-21, only requests or complaints in which the person either denies having committed th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article R123-1

Credit institutions, La Poste, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and service providers processing euro banknotes and coins in their name and on their behalf, as well as bureaux de ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-19

The authorised issuer must notify the Minister responsible for personal services without delay, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt: 1° Any takeover, acquisition or takeover of contro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-7

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-2 shall be sent to the Office by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or lodged with the Office in return for a receipt. It is accompanie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure for compensation by substitution of the Office

Article R1142-63-17

If, at the end of the period provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 1142-63-13, the persons considered liable by the College or their insurers have not made an offer of compensation to the…

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