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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-51

The sponsor shall keep detailed records of all adverse events notified to it by the investigator(s). These records shall be transmitted to the competent authority mentioned in Article L. 1123-12, at i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations to be made by natural persons

Article R123-51

Any registered trader shall apply through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and, within a period of one month before the total cessation of his commercial activity within the jurisdiction…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-51

Copies or extracts of the minutes of the deliberations are certified by the chairman of the supervisory board, the vice-chairman of the supervisory board, a member of the management board or a proxy a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-51

The company issuing participating securities shall make public, before the opening of their subscription by the public, the terms and conditions of the issue, in accordance with the procedures set out…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-51

The time limit for appeals is one month from notification of the decision. However, this period runs from the date of the decision for appeals lodged by the Government Commissioner.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-51

The national platform for judicial interception is implemented by a department with national competence reporting to the Minister of Justice, called the "Agence nationale des techniques d'enquêtes num…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article R50-51

Judicial authorities, as well as authorised judicial police officers, seized in the context of proceedings mentioned in 2° of Article 706-25-9 or notified in accordance with article R. 50-54, as well…

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

Article R53-51

Subject to the specific provisions of this Title, publicity for seizures of business assets provided for in Article 706-157 is subject to the provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book V of the regul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-51

When the drawee receives a stop payment that is not based on one of the grounds provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 131-35 or written confirmation of such a stop payment, it sends the a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-51

For the purposes of calculating the 15% limit referred to in 1° of II of article L. 214-28, the denominator is the higher of the following two amounts: the fund's net assets or the paid-up amount of s…

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