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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-24

…he Minister of Justice, and shall be filled under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 742-19 to R. 742-23. The application must be accompanied by an undertaking to pay the compensation set by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

…e descriptive file provided for in Article L. 5138-1 and accompanying the declaration shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of a…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-2-2

When it appears to the statutory auditor that the urgency requires the adoption of immediate measures and the manager refuses to do so or indicates that he is considering measures that the statutory a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

Production companies may not invest the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production of feature films or benefit from the selective financial aid provided for in sectio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Issuing the summons to pay as a form of seizure to the debtor

Article R321-2

Where the seizure relates to properties located in the jurisdiction of several land registries, a summons to pay shall be issued for each jurisdiction.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of access to the profession and to other judicial and legal professions.

Article L742-2

The rules allowing commercial court clerks access to the other legal and judicial professions are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Remuneration of deposits and consignments

Article L518-23

The rate and method of calculation of interest on deposit accounts opened with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and on sums deposited with the said Caisse are set by decision of the General Mana…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Marriage brokerage contracts

Article R242-20

A repeat offence of the offences punishable under articles R. 242-16 to R. 242-19 shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-200

…rtaking's assets and the rules for borrowing, the use of the financial futures instruments referred to in article L. 214-38 , the temporary purchase and sale of securities and the guarantees referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-201

…of the mission of the external valuation expert, mentioned in article L. 214-149, is made available to unitholders or shareholders who request it, within forty-five days of the publication of the annu…

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