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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R733-7

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n°…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Pure and simple acceptance of the succession.

Article 784

Acts that are purely conservatory or supervisory and acts of provisional administration may be performed without entailing acceptance of the succession, if the successor has not taken the title or cap…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 750

The maximum duration of the judicial constraint is set as follows:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 779

…in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the measures necessary for the implementation of articles 768 to 778, and in particular the conditions under which bulletins no. 1, 2 and 3 of the criminal record…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R411-7

The use of holiday vouchers by persons other than the beneficiaries, their use for expenses other than those defined in article L. 411-2, their acceptance by service providers who have not signed the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to bathing and swimming pools open to the public

Article L322-7

All bathing and swimming pools open to the public must, during public opening hours, be supervised at all times by qualified staff holding a state-issued diploma defined by regulation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 765-2

Where the dwelling was the subject of a lease, the successor spouse who, at the time of death, was actually occupying the premises as his or her principal dwelling shall benefit from the right of use…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article D312-7

The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 312-17 is set at 3,000 euros.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Suspended sentence and adjournment

Article 736

The suspension of sentence does not extend to the payment of damages. Nor does it extend to the incapacities, prohibitions and disqualifications resulting from the conviction. However, these incapacit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by persons required to register

Article R123-76

…blishments which establish a commercial representation or agency in a French department are subject to the provisions of articles R. 123-61 and R. 123-63 to R. 123-75.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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