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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-11

…responsible for implementing the IT service referred to in Article R. 123-30-9 shall send the applicant, when the latter submits the application, an electronic registration acknowledgement drawn up i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-13

The administrative authority responsible for implementing the data processing service may not keep the information and documents contained in the file beyond a period of two months, starting from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-10

…under the legislative or regulatory provisions in force that have been digitised;3° Where the application for recognition of professional qualification gives rise to the charging of fees, proof of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-12

If the applicant temporarily stores data on interim computer media made available by the computer service mentioned in Article R. 123-30-9, the administrative authority responsible for implementing th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

…o. If this formal notice is not acted upon within a period of three months, the contract is automatically terminated.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article R561-37-1

The TRACFIN department shall keep records to ensure traceability of: 1° Requests for information that it sends, pursuant toArticle L. 561-27, to the public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-36-1

…registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Under penalty of nullity, this letter shall indicate the name and address of the official responsible for the sale and reproduce the following parag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36-1

…s against third parties. These procedures may be set out in agreements or framework agreements. Any cancellation, valuation or netting operation carried out as a result of civil enforcement proceeding…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-3

When the duration of the employee's absence from work justified by incapacity resulting from illness or accident, as certified by a medical certificate and a second medical examination if necessary, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-3-1

The Commercial Courts shall hear, within the limits of their jurisdiction, claims brought pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establis…

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