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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for companies

Article R624-18

The period mentioned in article R. 228-26 is applicable to the formal notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-20.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: List of ad hoc administrators

Article R53-1

An individual may only be included on the list if he or she meets the following conditions:1° Be at least thirty and no more than seventy years of age;2° Have been known for a sufficient period of tim…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Holders of a diploma entitling them to practise the profession of dietician.

Article D4371-1

…he Advanced Technician's Diploma in Dietetics, governed by the provisions of Decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 on the general regulations for the Advanced Technician's Diploma; 2° The university diploma…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Judicial police

Article 809

…donia corresponding to those of the metropolitan officials and agents referred to in articles 22 to 29 are entrusted with certain judicial police functions under the conditions and within the limits s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Summoning judicial police officers who have made a declaration of address

Article R15-33-76

…dicial authorities alone, to issue as soon as possible to the persons referred to in articles 16 to 29 who have been subject to the provisions of article 62-1 summonses from these authorities. They mu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-72

…16-2 or the second paragraph of Article 745, whether or not he or she is a civil party, the victim may at any time inform the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor of the court that handed down…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Nominations

Article A713-7

…ormation specified in article A. 713-5; > 2° Circulars under the conditions laid down in Article R. 29 of the Electoral Code. The number of ballot papers and circulars accepted for reimbursement may n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition of regional and inter-regional councils and disciplinary chambers of first instance.

Article D4132-2

The regional or inter-regional council of the Ordre des Médecins is composed of six, ten, fourteen or sixteen pairs of full members, depending on whether the number of doctors registered on the most r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-28

…sional basis, must submit a declaration in accordance with the conditions set out in article R. 222-29.

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