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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-167

Shareholders who, on the basis of the provisions of articles L. 225-251 and L. 225-256, intend to claim compensation from the directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the members of the Management Bo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R50-66

The magistrates of the public prosecutor's office and any public prosecutor's office official authorised by the public prosecutor exercise the powers granted to this magistrate for the application of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R50-68

The recording of personal data in the file is carried out directly by authorised or empowered persons. The file is recorded and consulted using secure telecommunications. The transmission of data betw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R50-67

For decisions handed down by the appeal courts or, where applicable, by the assize courts, the powers recognised in this chapter to the investigating judge or his clerk are exercised by the president…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D34

The judicial police officer in charge of executing a letter rogatory shall keep the instructing magistrate informed of his activities.He shall refer to him without delay any difficulties that may aris…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D35

Where a letter rogatory prescribes simultaneous operations at various points in the territory, the examining magistrate may order its distribution by any means to the examining magistrates or judicial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D36-1

The provisions of article D. 15-5-1 are also applicable to operations carried out on the basis of a letter rogatory issued by an examining magistrate.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article D33

When an investigating judge issues a letter rogatory to a judicial police officer in charge of a police service or gendarmerie unit, the latter may have it executed by a judicial police officer under…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R1262-19

The provisions of articles R. 4231-1 to R. 4231-4, R. 8281-1 to R. 8281-4 and R. 8282-1 are applicable to employees seconded to France.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Implementing provisions

Article R1333-145

The procedures for applying the provisions of sub-sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this section are defined by decisions of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation…

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