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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Sociétés anonymes à participation ouvrière.

Article R225-172

The request by the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société anonyme à participation ouvrière is made at least three months before the date of the extraordinary general…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-2

Within a period of two months prior to the examination of the budget, a debate is held in the Territorial Council on the budget guidelines for the financial year and on the multiannual commitments env…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R15-37

The general assembly of sitting and prosecuting magistrates of the court or court of appeal, on the report of the magistrate to whom the application is made, decides on the authorisation by a majority…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L733-5

I.- Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15-1

…ity shall at the same time specify to it what information constitutes business secrets. The General Rapporteur shall ensure that such information is reserved for the Autorité and the Government Commis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-4

When the court considers, pursuant to Article L. 644-6, to no longer apply the rules of simplified judicial liquidation, it shall have the debtor summoned to the hearing by the registrar by registered…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions applicable in the event of an appeal

Article D49-41-1

In the event of an appeal against an order made by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to the provisions of Article 712-5, the copy of the sentenced person's individual file sent to the President…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions applicable to persons convicted of acts of terrorism

Article D49-81-4

Two of the three experts on the panel provided for by article 720-5 to carry out the assessment of dangerousness provided for by the same article are those mentioned in article R. 61-11. The conclusio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21-3

The statutory auditor of a public interest entity shall, at the request of the specialised committee mentioned in article L. 823-19 or the body performing the functions of this committee, the findings…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R822-117

…rms provided for in its articles of association. It shall send a copy of this letter to the general rapporteur of the High Council.

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