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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-17

Authorised agents may call on the services of any qualified person appointed by the administrative authority to which they report.This person may accompany them during their inspections. This person m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-11

A foreign national applying for the issue of a residence permit must submit supporting documents in support of their application, the list of which is set by decree

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-10

…issue or renewal of a residence permit for family reasons.The issue of the first receipt and the intervention of the decision relating to the residence permit applied for are subject to the productio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-172

…dinary general meeting called to rule on the compensation. The expert's report is filed at the registered office at least thirty-five days before the date of the extraordinary general meeting called t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-171

The president of the commercial court in the jurisdiction of the company's registered office, ruling at the request of the chairman of the board of directors or the management board of the société ano…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: FREE ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Article R1116-1

The request for a formal position referred to in Article L. 1116-1 shall be sent to the State representative by any means that provides proof of receipt.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-1

…udicial police officer.When considering refusing authorisation, the Public Prosecutor informs the interested party, specifying that he may, within a period of fifteen days, examine his file and be hea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R14-1

The request shall specify the nature of the duties entrusted to the judicial police officer and the department or unit in which he or she will be called upon to perform them on a regular basis.It shal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rules applicable to other payment instruments

Article D133-1

…s for it, if possible before the payment instrument is blocked and at the latest immediately thereafter, unless giving such information is not acceptable for objectively justified security reasons or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article D214-180

The custodian's auditor shall annually audit the accounts opened in the name of the SICAF in the custodian's books.

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