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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-2

…pronouncing the judicial liquidation. Where the court has set a time limit pursuant to Article L. 642-2, these creditors may exercise their individual right of pursuit upon expiry of this time limit,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20

…y or, in the case of a suspended sentence, from the fact that the penalty has not been carried out; 2° Or, if the person has been the subject of a decision of conviction not followed by the pronouncem…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-2

I.-For the application of article L. 1235-4, when the judgment ordering the offending employer to reimburse all or part of the unemployment benefits is enforceable, Pôle emploi may give formal notice…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-2

…1° Any addition of radionuclides, in addition to those naturally present, including by activation ;2° Any use of radioactive substances of natural origin;3° Any use of substances originating from a n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Military personnel serving with foreign armies

Article D4062-2

…a foreign army meets the following conditions: 1° He/she is legally resident and working in France; 2° He/she is physically and mentally fit to perform the duties required for the training he/she has…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-2

…y be created in place of contiguous communes:1° Either at the request of all the municipal councils;2° Or at the request of at least two-thirds of the municipal councils of the communes that are membe…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-2

…ndication of: 1° The precise description of the assets, rights and contracts included in the offer; 2° Business and financing forecasts; 3° The price offered, the terms of payment, the status of the c…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-28

I.-For the medical devices mentioned in article R. 5212-26, the operator is required :1° Keep a regularly updated inventory of the devices it operates, mentioning for each of them the common and comme…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-22

…r;c) One representative of the Minister for Health;d) Two representatives of the Minister for Sport;2° Five members appointed by order of the Minister for Sport:a) Two members appointed on the proposa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-23

…so be invested to acquire the foreign exploitation rights to cinematographic works mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article 721-6. These sums may not be invested when the foreign sales companies are also…

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