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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-2-2

Documents drawn up by the agents mentioned in article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal against certain decisions of the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-2

The general rapporteur of the Competition Authority shall be a party to the proceedings in accordance with the procedures laid down in this section and in section IV.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Announcement of results and election disputes.

Article R713-27-2

After the votes have been counted in the elections for members of the regional chambers of commerce and industry, a committee composed of the regional prefect or his representative, the president of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Departmental fire brigade (R)

Article R1424-23-2

In addition to the officers and non-commissioned officers whose number is determined by the previous article, there are officers in post in the groups whose maximum number is set by joint order of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D2123-23-2

…belongs for the payment of daily allowances is longer than the 15-day period set out in article D. 2123-23-1, the official allowances are paid in full during the period for which no daily allowance i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article D47-28-2

…sed or the civil party against the decision on the civil action made pursuant to 3° of Article 706-125 shall be brought before the Criminal Appeals Chamber of the Court of Appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29-2

To allow the immediate application of the order provided for by articles D. 47-29 and D. 47-29-1, the public prosecutor shall inform the State representative or, in Paris, the police prefect in advanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-2

Investment firms shall require the instruments referred to in Article L. 533-30-11 to be held for a minimum period defined under the conditions set out in Article L. 533-30-1 so as to align the incent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-29-2

The approval decision provided for in article L. 612-29-1 is published in the Journal officiel de la République française.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article D3324-21-2

…eneficiary requests payment of the profit-sharing in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3324-21-1, the undertakings shall make this payment before the first day of the sixth month following…

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