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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-35

…rosecutor to whom the request has been sent by the convicting State for the purposes of recognition and enforcement does not have jurisdiction, he will forward it without delay to the competent public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Term of office and termination.

Article L2314-35

…there is a change in the legal situation of the employer as referred to in Article L. 1224-1, the mandate of the elected members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-35

Public establishments authorised to carry out credit transactions may receive warrants as bills of exchange, with exemption from one of the signatures required by their articles of association.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-35

Companies belonging to the building and public works professions falling within the scope of articles L. 3141-32 and L. 3141-33, relating to the paid leave fund, and articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-35

The communal or inter-communal fire brigades of the local fire and rescue services are placed under the authority of a corps chief.The first intervention centres are placed under the authority of a ce…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-35

…e departmental council, within one month of its publication, the use made at departmental, regional and national level by the State services of the information collected under the articles R. 1614-29…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-35

…vious article within fifteen days of the end of the quarter to the registry of the commercial court and, where applicable, of the judicial court, as well as to the public prosecutor at the judicial co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article R2512-35

…213-5, R. 2213-7, R. 2213-13, R. 2213-14, R. 2213-21, R. 2213-29, R. 2213-40, R. 2213-44, R. 2223-78and R. 2223-95.The notice provided for in article R. 2213-10 and the report provided for in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-35

Training for coordinators is provided in each body by trainers who meet the conditions laid down in Article R. 4532-30. However, for areas requiring specific skills, these organisations may call on ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-35

…l avenues of appeal have been exhausted, the media files, including copies of the source programmes and executable programmes, the voting materials, the count, results and back-up files and all the pe…

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