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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-8

The election of the representatives of the regions and the Corsican collectivity shall take place by means of ballot papers sent by registered post or lodged against receipts with the secretariat of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article D712-30

…ademark, containing the name of the community or the name of the country concerned, in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property. Where the trade mark application is filed pursuant to Regulation (E…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Relay doctors

Article R3413-2

…victed of an offence contrary to honour, probity or accepted principles of morality, as recorded in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record;The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will ensure…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Supervision of the operator of a physical activity or sports establishment

Article A322-1

It is the responsibility of the administrative authority, when requesting the issue of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record and the information contained in the automated national judicial file of pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order.

Article R237-16

…dmitted to trading on a regulated market or if not all of its shares are in registered form, in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires.The decision is notified individually to the holders of r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-158

…article R. 225-154 or after the purchase made under the conditions provided for in l'article R. 225-156.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consumer mediation assessment and monitoring committee

Article R615-8

…s the link to the website of the European Consumer Centre France.This list is also published in the Bulletin officiel de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R90

…ord cards, copies of these cards intended for international exchange or army recruitment as well as bulletins No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 shall be drawn up in accordance with models set by the Minister of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R814-155

…iétés en participation de mandataires judiciaires". A notice of their formation is published in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice contains the company name and the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-11

Candidate lists must be lodged with the Ministry of the Interior on a date set by order of the Minister of the Interior. This order also sets the deadline for sending or lodging ballot papers with the…

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