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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-11

Debts due on the date of receipt of the application for remission, valid as a referral to the commission mentioned in Article D. 626-14, and due to the administrations, bodies and institutions mention…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

…ns provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 137-1, refer the matter to the juge des libertés et de la détention for the purposes of remand in custody. Whatever the sentence of imprisonment incu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-126

…quirer is a third party to the company, the provisions ofarticles R. 743-44 and R. 743-125sont applicables.If the capital securities or corporate units are acquired by the company or by one or more me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-105-2

…each year to a municipality, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate for the temporary occupation, recorded over the course of a year, of its public domain by work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12-1

…9-1 do not preclude the exceptional use of certain medicinal products for specific therapeutic indications under compassionate access when the following conditions are met:1° The medicinal product is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

At least two expert biologists responsible for carrying out the analyses provided for in articles R. 3354-13 and R. 3354-14 and one or more expert doctors whose duties are provided for in article R. 3…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-11

…e shall bear the words "Election of the members of the National Standards Assessment Board", an indication of the electoral college to which the voter belongs, his or her name, position and signature.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 18: Medical equipment

Article L224-111

Any professional who markets medical equipment maintenance and repair services shall allow consumers to opt for the use, for certain categories of spare parts, of parts from the circular economy in pl…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: European companies.

Article R123-119

…Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the provisions of article R. 123-110 apply with the exception of the third paragraph. En outre, est déposé au greffe du nouveau siège…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative organisation (R)

Article R2221-11

…ive in the European Parliament. They are also incompatible with a mandate as councillor to the Corsican Assembly, regional councillor, departmental councillor, municipal councillor, Paris councillor o…

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