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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-13

Authorised and sworn agents exercise their prerogatives within the territorial limits of their department or establishment of assignment and, for agents belonging to central administration departments…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article D440-13

The appropriations necessary for the Commission for the Examination of Commercial Practices to carry out its mission are entered in the budget of the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-13

…tion of the court to which the Registrar having jurisdiction at the time of the initial entry belongs. The request for an amended registration is made by the applicant by handing in or sending by post…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-13

…of the date on which the proceedings are opened. It may not be made after the end of the proceedings.A.-This application shall be accompanied or supplemented by the sending within the period provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-13

Judgments handed down by the court are pronounced in open court, with the exception of those rejecting the request to initiate one of the procedures provided for in Book VI of the legislative part of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Budgetary rules.

Article R712-13

…y the President and the Treasurer shall comply with the rule of separation of their respective powers.A régies, limited in their purpose and amount, may be set up by the President, with the agreement…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-13

The trainee ceases to be entered on the training register either at his or her request or when he or she is entered on the list of suitable candidates provided for in Article R. 742-16.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-13

…ter than one month before the date on which the ballot opens, to the Chairman of the National Council. No later than fifteen days before the opening date of the ballot, the president shall send to eac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-13

The Council reports on its activities in an annual report submitted to the Minister of Justice.

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

Article R724-13

The judge being sued may be assisted by one of his peers, by a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat and the Cour de Cassation or by a lawyer registered with a bar association. The file on the proceedings must…

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