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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-19

I.-Within public interest entities within the meaning of article L. 820-1 and finance companies within the meaning of II of article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, a specialised committee…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-9

…he applicant's lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation;4° An indication of the civil decision handed down by a court of first instance or by the Cour de Cassation that is the subject of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-2

…oncerned, any court that dismisses a case, discharges the accused, acquits the accused or makes any decision other than a conviction or a declaration that the accused is not criminally responsible may…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-2

…n or the legal entity of which he was the de jure or de facto manager is registered, as soon as the decision of this court is no longer subject to any appeal suspending enforcement. This registrar als…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

Each decision taken by the sole member in place of the meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered offic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-20

…Nouméa for New Caledonia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands or of Papeete for French Polynesia. The decision to temporarily detain shall specify the appeal procedures and deadlines. This appeal must b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-25

…tation of claims other than wage claims, per claim whose admission or rejection has given rise to a decision by the juge-commissaire entered on the statement of claims mentioned in Article R. 624-8; 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Generic specialities

Article R5121-5-2

…eutical form different from that of the reference proprietary medicinal product are identified by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…terms of the transfer provided for in the first two paragraphs of this I are the subject of a joint decision by the municipality and the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation. This decis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-140

The decision to grant aid is taken after consultation with the Overseas Aid Committee.

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