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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article R2512-21-1

…words: "règlement interdépartemental de défense extérieure contre l'incendie"; 4° In II of article R. 2225-3, the words: "schéma départemental d'analyse et de couverture des risques défini à l'articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R31

…f the court of appeal within two months of receipt of the registered letter provided for in Article R. 28. The clerk's office of the court of appeal notifies the applicant by registered letter with ac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-39

…the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée refers the matter to the Film Ombudsman each year. The Film Ombudsman may hear any person he deems appropriate to consult. He may also obtain from t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special rules

Article R216

…h person appointed as an ad hoc administrator, where they are on the list provided for in l'article R. 53 or that the provisions of article R. 53-6, for all costs incurred in defending the interests o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R269

A article R. 43, after the first paragraph, the following paragraph is inserted: "If the accused resides on an island that is not served by a regular postal service, he must pay the fine and the fixed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation that may be awarded to witnesses and jurors

Article R146

…ial court of his or her residence, with an advance on the compensation that will be due to him or her. The amount of this advance shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of the second pa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-19

The High Council is subject to the provisions of ordonnance no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-5

…lation is authorised, including for applications for registration in the trade and companies register.The identification of the declarant by a means of electronic identification corresponding to a sub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-17

Where the debt is assigned or pledged under a public contract, notification must be made to the assigning accountant designated in the contractual documents. It must include the following compulsory i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R375

…n is brought before the commission sitting in Mayotte, the two-month period provided for in Article R. 50-17 is increased by : 1° One month for persons residing in France, outside Mayotte; 2° Two mont…

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