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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-20

At the hearing, the commission, where it considers that the case should be referred to another hearing, shall immediately set the date of that hearing. When the parties are neither present nor represe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-20

Contentious incidents relating to the enforcement of the enforcement order and the rectification of any material errors it may contain shall be referred to the criminal court in whose jurisdiction the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial services of the Post and Telecommunications Office

Article L773-20

Items of correspondence, under the conditions defined by the Office des postes et télécommunications, may be sent against reimbursement.For the recovery of cheques remitted to it pursuant to this sub-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial services of the Post and Telecommunications Office

Article L774-20

Items of correspondence, under the conditions defined by the Office des postes et télécommunications, may be sent against reimbursement.For the recovery of cheques remitted to it pursuant to this sub-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-20

The Governor may delegate his powers to the General Managers, Department Managers and Branch Managers, for the purpose of ensuring, in the departments or services under their authority, compliance wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mutual and cooperative banks.

Article R512-20

The caisses de crédit mutuel must justify their objectives in accordance with the general principles of Crédit Mutuel and in particular be non-profit making, limit their activity to a specific territo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Prohibitions.

Article L7124-20

The provisions of articles L. 7124-13 to L. 7124-15 also apply to minors engaged in artistic or literary activities other than those mentioned in article L. 7124-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L8271-20

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of the provisions of articles L. 8271-7 to L. 8271-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-20

On pain of inadmissibility, the appellants shall notify the candidates whose election is contested of the appeals mentioned in article R. 1423-19. This notification is made by registered letter with a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-20

Each list of candidates specifies the name of the organisation, as well as the industrial tribunal, the college and the section for which the candidates on the list are being put forward.

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