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Showing 951960 of 60095 articles for Art. CA Metz 1-3-2012 n° 09/03355

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegation of parental authority

Article 377-3

The right to consent to the adoption of a minor is never delegated.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-1

…e request of the public prosecutor.The court shall rule after hearing or duly summoning, where applicable, the debtor, the administrator if one has been appointed, the judicial representative as well…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-36-1

Authorisation to put into service category A medical vehicles mentioned in a of 1° of article R. 6312-8 and assigned exclusively to interventions carried out as part of the urgent medical assistance p…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3-1

…rité des marchés financiers without delay. Each investor receives a number of units and, where applicable, debt securities in the new fund equal to that held in the old fund. The former specialised fi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-3-1

…aison d'être, consisting of the principles which the company adopts and for which it intends to allocate resources in order to carry out its activity.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-3-1

Public water and sanitation utilities may allocate a grant to the housing solidarity fund to help finance aid relating to the payment of water supplies or related collective charges mentioned in artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-106-1

Without prejudice to the nullities provided for in article R. 322-90, any mutual insurance company formed contrary to the provisions of articles R. 322-93, R. 322-95 to R. 322-97, R. 322-99, R. 322-10…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-3

The enforcement order and the cancellation order issued by the Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions are sent to the competent public accountant. They mention the identity and add…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-3

…ith an organisation other than an insurance company, the organisation managing the plan credits the cash account with the payments made by the account holder, the amount of cash proceeds from the secu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34-1

…L. 812-2 of the Commercial Code. Such persons are personally responsible for the tasks involved in carrying out their duties as temporary administrator. When required for the proper performance of hi…

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