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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-5

The general rapporteur may call on external rapporteurs chosen from among the members of the Conseil d'Etat, magistrates, category A civil servants or contractual State employees of equivalent level w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-8

The Competition Authority draws up its own rules of procedure, which set out in particular the conditions for its administrative operation. These rules of procedure are published in the Journal offici…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-3

The general rapporteur and the deputy general rapporteur(s) are appointed for four years, from among members of the Conseil d'Etat, magistrates, category A civil servants and persons who can provide e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-6

The chairman of the Competition Authority determines the number and composition of the sections; he assigns the members of the Competition Authority to each of them.Each section is chaired by the chai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation.

Article R461-10

For each renewal by half of the members of the Authority, the term of office of the members belonging to the half concerned shall end five years after the date on which the term of office of their pre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Name

Article R2111-1

The decree referred to in Article L. 2111-1, which changes the name of a commune, is adopted on the report of the Minister of the Interior.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions.

Article R531-1

Persons benefiting from the exemption referred to in j) of 2° of Article L. 531-2 shall inform the AMF, at its request, that they are making use of this exemption. The Autorité des marchés financiers…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article R611-2

The Minister responsible for the economy may extend to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and the accounting officers of the Directorate General of Public Finances the provisions relating to the o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article R611-3

The Minister responsible for the economy may extend the accounting provisions adopted pursuant to this chapter to the accounting officers of the Directorate General of Public Finances. However, this e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article R611-1

The Minister responsible for the economy may extend to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and the accounting officers of the Directorate General of Public Finances the provisions relating to the c…

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