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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-7

The respondent is notified of the grievances by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by hand-delivery against receipt, by bailiff's deed or by any other means that can be used to certify…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-8

The statement of objections shall mention the time limit set out in Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-16

…if the Regulatory Control Committee does not reach a decision, it refers the case to a subsequent meeting. If necessary, it may ask the rapporteur to carry out further investigations and then set a de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-22

…ments is accompanied by a declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts pursuant to Article R. 123-111-1, the clerk of the commercial court shall complete the request for insertion of the noti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article R2242-6

…me of delivery or sending into possession, the revenue or expenditure transactions affecting the assets bequeathed to a commune or communal public establishment are carried out under the control of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article R2242-4

…e of a commune or communal public establishment, with a view to administering or liquidating the assets dependent on this legacy, shall be brought to the attention of the accounting officer. The same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article R2242-3

Any notary depositing a will containing a legacy in favour of a commune or a communal public establishment is required, as soon as the will is opened, to give notice of it to the accounting officer of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Gifts and bequests

Article R2242-5

…through the intermediary of the private receiver of finance to which this accounting officer reports.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration

Article R6223-7

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq. of the Commercial Code, subject to the provisions of this article. The joint representative re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-34

The regional audit chamber rules on the admissibility of the application. In particular, it shall establish the status of the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant's interest in bringing the act…

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