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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-5

…the general meeting and the bureau of a public establishment of the network provided for by article L. 712-9 is taken by order of the supervisory authority specifying the reasons for the decision. In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-5

…he registrars may join together within a group having either one of the forms authorised by Article L. 743-12, or an associative form. This group is responsible for centralising calls and directing th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-5

No one may be a candidate in different categories.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-5

Only work to repair damage to the assets listed in article R. 1613-4 and urgent work to restore the flow capacity of watercourses, for which the project management is provided by the local authority o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R2223-5

The opening of graves for new burials only takes place every five years.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2224-5

…ed electronically to the departmental prefect and to the information system provided for in article L. 213-2 of the Environment Code, within fifteen days of their presentation to, or adoption by, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A37-5

The characteristics of the official statement of offence referred to in Article A. 37-1 are as follows: I.-On the front, on the left-hand side, the information provided for in I of

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-50

…ce a year of the decisions of the Enforcement Committee taken pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 612-40. At the same time, it shall also report any appeals lodged against the decisions of the En…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-51

Where service is effected under this section by a bailiff, he shall proceed in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 555 to 563 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The remuneration of ba…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-51

Staff employed by the AMF under public-sector contracts, private-sector employees and civil servants on secondment or secondment are entitled to vote and to stand for election to staff representative…

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