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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article R1232-11

The Agency's regional delegate in the department that is the capital of the region submits an annual report to the Agency's Director General on the work it has done to support local authorities in car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-11

For a referendum decided by a department, a census commission, sitting in the departmental capital, totals the results recorded at the level of each commune as soon as the polling closes. It comprises…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Allocation of hearing duties among the citizen assessors

Article R2-11

In accordance with the provisions of Article 10-7, the first president of the court of appeal and the president of the judicial tribunal decide by order on the distribution of the service of hearings…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-11

…ne of its members or by rogatory commission, all useful investigative measures, in particular, if necessary, the hearing of the claimant who may be assisted by counsel of his choice. The Public Prosec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-11

…cretary of the committee shall notify the appellant, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within fifteen days of their submission, of the conclusions of the Public Prosecutor at the C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-11

…the DNA segments identified, are accompanied by the following information: 1° The number of the proceedings in the context of which registration in the file is requested; 2° The judicial authority or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for victims of violence and offences committed within a couple or within the family

Article D1-11

When proceedings are instituted or an alternative measure to prosecution or a penal composition is used for any offence committed within a couple and falling within the scope of the article 132-80 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-11

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance sends the interested party, for each fine, an extract from the enforcement order concerning him in the form of a notice inviting him…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-11

I.-The payee's payment service provider shall apply effective procedures to detect whether, in the messaging or payment and settlement system used to effect a transfer of funds, the fields required to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Defence of investors

Article L764-11

…ht-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 452-1 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 452-2, with the exception of its 3rd paragraph Law no. 2003…

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