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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Provisions relating to the implementation of an internal bail-out measure

Article L613-55-13

…Where a commitment governed by the law of a third country is not excluded under I of Article L. 613-55-1 or does not constitute a deposit mentioned in the first indent of 6° of I of Article L. 613-…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-5

For real estate acquisitions made in administrative form by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation, a deposit may be paid to the seller, upon expiry of the periods open for taking regist…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-13

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on their website information on the agreements referred to in article L. 225-38 at the latest when they are concluded…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-13

The competent magistrate must inform the interested party of his decision by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, within three months of receiving the request. If there is no response wi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Unified group nursing, rehabilitation and medico-technical care committee

Article D6132-13-11

The group's unified nursing, re-education and medico-technical care committee meets at least three times a year. It has its own rules of procedure and an executive committee. It is convened by its Cha…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-13-1

The commune ensures the dissemination of information to its elected members by the material means it deems most appropriate. In order to enable the exchange of information on matters falling within it…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissions responsible for applications for authorisation to practise by doctors with hospital and university qualifications

Article D4111-13-3

…the speciality of applicants for authorisation to practise the medicine referred to in article L. 4131-4-1. The committee makes its decision on the basis of the candidate's application accompanied by…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-13

The first president of the court of appeal or his delegate shall set the time limits within which the parties to the proceedings must communicate their written observations to each other, send them to…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control of the company

Article R743-139-28

Non-compliance with the provisions governing the formation and operation of sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale (liberal profession financial holding companies) by commercial…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-6

…ered mortgages when it does not exceed an amount set by order of the minister responsible for the domain and the minister of the interior.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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