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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Judicial partition.

Article 1369

…qualified person pursuant to Article 841-1 of the Civil Code and until the day of his appointment; 4° In the event of referral of the parties to the judge appointed pursuant to Article 1366 and until…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Monetary signs

Article L721-6

I. - Cash payments denominated in CFP francs are rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 CFP francs and are made according to the following rounding rules:1° Amounts ending in 1, 2, 6 and 7 are rounded d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-16-1

…nge of additional services; 3° The amount of membership fees, the fee schedule and changes thereto; 4° All documents, the list of which is set by decree. The conditions of transmission and publicity o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedure for validating or approving the employment safeguard plan

Article D1233-14

The request for validation of the agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 or approval of the unilateral document referred to in article L. 1233-24-4 is sent to the Regional Director of Companies…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-14

Within ten days of the opening judgment, the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the individual debtor, assisted by the administrator if one has been appointed, convenes the social and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article R2241-5

When the price of one of the acquisitions mentioned in Article R. 2241-4 gives rise to reinvestment in securities, the public accountants shall remit the funds to the investment service provider other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article R5721-1

…article L. 5211-43 and the representative of the Regional Council within the college referred to in 4° of the same article.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-74

…nal product ; 2° The quantitative composition in active substances; 3° The route of administration; 4° The batch number; 5° The expiry date; 6° The words "for veterinary use". In this case, the outer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Participation of private practitioners.

Article R6311-9

…s' associations whose purpose is to respond to emergencies, who have made a request to this effect; 4° Private health establishments volunteering to receive emergency services; 5° Local authorities an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-40-2

The resolution college shall notify the supervisory college and, where applicable, the competent authorities of the Member States concerned of the plans it has drawn up or updated pursuant to Articles…

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