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Showing 85118520 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to personal recovery without compulsory liquidation and to personal recovery with compulsory liquidation

Article R743-1

In the event of the total cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque, which is deemed to be the regularisation of the payment incident pursuant to the provisions of Article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 754

…ich shall contain the names of the parties and the operative part. In the light of the writ of service of the summons, if the latter is less than one year old, and at the request of the Treasury, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…(Deleted).III. - For the application of Article L. 5211-54, the words: "of this section" are replaced by the words: "of this paragraph".

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-2

…ons for registration on the electoral rolls for the appointment of members of the chambers of commerce and industry submitted by persons proving that they meet the conditions laid down in article L. 7…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R4211-51

…establishment or organisation may transfer to another authorised establishment or organisation advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis with a view to their storage and distribu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and appointment of a provisional administrator

Article D6323-19-2

…t committee no longer complies with the provisions mentioned in I, he/she will send it a formal notice, stating the reasons, by any means giving a date certain for receipt of this formal notice. The r…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…icles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…cable In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-7

…icles In the wording resulting from L. 214-1-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-93

I. - Buy and sell orders are recorded in a register kept at the company's registered office, failing which they are null and void. The execution price results from the matching of bid and offer. It is…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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