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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-5

The presentation rules and methods used to prepare the documents mentioned in Article R. 232-3 may not be changed from one period to the next without justification in the reports mentioned in Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D330-5

…at could result in non-compliance with the conditions of its approval. The Minister for the Economy may request any additional information or documentation. After receiving the opinion of the Banque d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Non-medical temporary accommodation benefit

Article R6111-54

…and the staff, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, when he is aware of facts which may be considered likely to compromise them, may order the suspension of the provision of temporary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Availability.

Article R6152-50

Hospital practitioners in an active position in a public health establishment may, with their agreement and while remaining in this statutory position, be made available either to an establishment men…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-5

…or an additional or amending entry in the trade and companies register is punishable by a fine of 4,500 euros and six months' imprisonment. The competent court may, in addition, deprive the person con…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 sexdecies

…nion law in the fields of transport, the environment, the economy and finance and customs officials may provide each other, either spontaneously or on request, for the purposes of their inspection dut…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Higher bids

Article R322-51

…bank guarantee or a bank cheque for one tenth of the main sale price. The declaration of higher bid may not be retracted.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Hire purchase and hire with a promise to sell

Article L313-58

…od of thirty days from receipt by the lessee. The offer is subject to acceptance by the lessee, who may not accept it until ten days after receiving it. Acceptance is notified by letter, as evidenced…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Earmarked credit

Article L312-55

In the event of a dispute concerning the performance of the main agreement, the court may, until the dispute has been resolved, suspend the performance of the credit agreement. The credit agreement is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article 529-8

The amount of the fixed fine may be paid either into the hands of the ticketing officer when the offence is established, or within fifteen days of the offence being established or, if the notice of of…

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