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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Remuneration of the ad hoc agent, the conciliator, the agent for the implementation of the agreement and the expert.

Article R611-47-1

…ebtor on the terms of his remuneration shall be attached to the request mentioned in Article R. 611-18 or at the request mentioned in article R. 611-22. The proposals made by the conciliator are forwa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-14

…in Article D. 45-3 may submit the request for exoneration or the claim provided for in Articles 495-18 and 495-19 dematerialised in accordance with the procedures specified by this section. The challe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-14

…which shall receive the appeal and give its ruling under the conditions set out in Article R. 823-18. The most diligent party has ten days from notification of the decision of the president of the r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

…definitions shall apply: 1° Electronic communications services means services consisting wholly or mainly in the provision of electronic communications within the meaning of 6° of Article L. 32 of th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-13

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-98

In order to obtain the aid, operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments must complete and send electronically, by 31 May 2022 at the latest, the form drawn up by the Centre national du c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-12

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-1

…ritory. II. - No section de commune may be formed as from the promulgation of loi n° 2013-428 du 27 mai 2013 modernisant le régime des sections de commune.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-106

The legal entities covered by a of Article D. 221-105 are the legal entities that were registered on the list of social and solidarity economy companies mentioned inArticle 6 of Law 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article R782-1

I. - Are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the r…

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