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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe J

…concession contract is necessarily a written contract that must contain the following particulars: 1. Duration of the concession contract. (1) >. 2. Amount and method of calculation of entry fees and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-6

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years at the time of the incident, and that uses its articles of association to combat discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Fate of stored embryos

Article R2141-23-1

…ear on whether they wish to continue this storage method under the conditions set out in Article L. 2141-4. An order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the Director General of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-6

No later than the fifth working day following delivery of the summons to the debtor, the summons to pay in the form of a seizure is notified to the creditors registered on the day of publication of th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-8

…tion forms. It may be made to the heirs collectively, without designation of their respective names and capacities, at their elected domicile or, failing that, at the domicile of the deceased.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Summons to registered creditors

Article R322-7

…ded for inArticle 56 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the notice shall include, on pain of nullity : 1° An indication of the place, date and time of the orientation hearing; 2° A summons to acquaint on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-81

…lding the clerkships of neighbouring commercial courts in the event that these courts are abolished and their jurisdiction is attached to the district of the commercial court in whose registry the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-45

…the members concerned. The declaration must be accompanied by a copy of the Articles of Association and any document enabling the agreement of the company or the other partners to be established where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-84

Without prejudice to any other useful indications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-49

The decision to extend the company must immediately be brought to the attention of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, by the company's legal representative, by tele-procedure on the Ministr…

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