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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-8-1

When a vacancy occurs before the expiry date of the terms of office, the member of the commission is replaced and installed within three months in accordance with the procedures laid down for the init…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-83-1

A société civile professionnelle (non-trading company) formed by the conversion of a société d'exercice libéral (non-trading company) holding an office must be approved by order of the Minister of Jus…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-8

Applications for grants are examined in accordance with the procedure and deadlines set out in the decree no. 2018-514 of 25 June 2018 on State grants for investment projects.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-8

The sums owed by users are invoiced in the name of the holder of the water subscription, failing that in the name of the owner of the business, failing that in the name of the owner of the building. H…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-8

…3 of the criminal record and enjoyment of civic rights in the State of which the person is a national. For persons who are not of French nationality, these guarantees are established by the production…

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

Article D47-12-8

In application of the provisions of article 706-106-1, the Nanterre Judicial Court has concurrent jurisdiction throughout France with that resulting from the application of articles 43,52and 382 for t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-8

In accordance with the provisions of 11° bis of I of Article 23 of Law no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 for internal security, the public prosecutor shall inform the manager of the wanted persons file of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of referral to trial solely on the basis of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code

Article D47-37-8

When the criminal court is seised pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 706-120, it shall rule, in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph, only to rule in camera on t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Enforcement of criminal sentences

Article D48-2-8

When a committal order with deferred effect has been issued, referral to the sentence enforcement judge by the sentenced person in accordance with article D. 49-11 of a request for semi-liberty, work…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-81-4

Two of the three experts on the panel provided for by article 720-5 to carry out the assessment of dangerousness provided for by the same article are those mentioned in article R. 61-11. The conclusio…

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