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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-117

Exchange services (numbers 96 and 97 of table 5) give rise to the levying of:1° In the case of a bilateral exchange, a fee proportional to the value of the greater of the two lots exchanged, according…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-11

…judge appointed by the debtor and was the subject of the information provided for in Article L. 645-8. Debts corresponding to employee claims, maintenance claims and claims mentioned in 1° to 3° of I…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 9: Organisation of training leading to qualifications in physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article A212-175-12

…to one or more specific environments, the authorisation provided for in articles R. 212-32, R. 212-48, R. 212-64 and R. 212-69-2 cannot be issued to establishments that are not on the list mentioned i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Conciliation delegated to a judicial conciliator

Article 822

The claimant and the judicial conciliator are notified by any means of the judge's decision. A copy of the request is sent to the conciliator. The judicial conciliator shall proceed with the conciliat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Offices (Transfers, creations and deletions)

Article 859

…t thereon must be evidenced in writing and registered, before being produced in support of the application for appointment of the designated successor. In the event of transfer of the office by death…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Declaration of previous formalities

Article 857

…f payment and the name of the public service where it was paid; in the event of omission and in the case of a deed subject to formality within a specified period, the competent public accounting offic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Pollution of maritime waters by discharges from ships

Article 706-111

The order made pursuant to Article 706-110 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the Public Prosecutor or the parties,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Registration system

Article R1333-113

…re subject to registration.This decision is drawn up taking into account, in particular, the justification for the nuclear activity, the characteristics of the ionising radiation sources, their design…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain activities

Article R4424-11

In establishments and services involved in prevention and care and in establishments providing conservation care, measures to prevent injuries and the risk of contamination by pathogenic biological ag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3a: Investigation assistants

Article R15-17-4

Investigation assistants shall have access to the case file for the performance of the tasks entrusted to them and shall be bound by professional secrecy under the conditions of Article 11. They may n…

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