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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 750-1

In application of the Article 4 of Law no. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016, on pain of inadmissibility, which the judge may declare ex officio, the legal claim shall be preceded, at the parties' option,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-7

…omy to oversee the monitoring of the processing of company formalities, authorisations to access or carry out their activities and the recognition of professional qualifications by the single body, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R221-7

…l financial statements, the management report, the text of the proposed resolutions and, where applicable, the consolidated financial statements, the report on the management of the Group and the stat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent to prosecution or enforcement of a sentence for another offence

Article 728-27

…nd enforcement was made, the request shall be referred to the investigating chamber. Where the application is made after the transfer, the competent investigating chamber shall be that within whose ju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R754-7

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting fro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-7

…collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks entrusted to it by Articles L. 122-1, L. 141-1 to L. 141-5-1 and L. 141-6-1 as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-7

…nauthorised.Consent may be withdrawn by the payer as long as the payment order has not become irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of article L. 133-8.Consent to the execution of a series of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-7

…t in this article.They apply to over-indebtedness resulting solely from non-business debts. In this case, those of these provisions which concern the property, rights and obligations of the debtor mus…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-7

The information required pursuant to articles R. 222-1 and R. 222-2 of this code and R. 341-16 of the Monetary and Financial Code which appear in the European Standardised Information Sheet are deemed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-79

…of a person who has died in a public or private health establishment, which does not fall into the category of those required to have a mortuary in accordance with article L. 2223-39, has been carrie…

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