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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-24

The Registrar shall automatically strike off registrations that have not been renewed before the expiry of the time limits in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12. If the registration is made again after…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-24

All traders are required to open an account with a credit institution or a postal cheque office.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-24

Members of the Guidance and Supervisory Board must not have been convicted of any offence entailing electoral disqualification or incapacity. If a member is disqualified or disqualified from standing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours

Article R6222-24

The exemption from the ban on night work for apprentices, provided for in article L. 6222-26, is granted by the Labour Inspector for a maximum period of one year, renewable. The Labour Inspector will…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy

Article L512-24

For the purposes of investigating and establishing infringements, samples that have not been found to comply with the regulations will be reimbursed at their value on the day of sampling, inclusive of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-2

…ed to in article L. 232-24 before the Court of Arbitration for Sport alone as part of the appeal procedure provided for by the World Anti-Doping Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The decision on the admissibility of the application and the examination of the conditions of detention

Article R249-24

…or not the conditions of detention violate the applicant's dignity, the judge may: 1° Visit the place of detention; 2° Order an expert report entrusted to an expert registered on the lists of judicia…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-24

For any transfer of holiday vouchers, the agency may only receive payments credited to its account. When, particularly in the case of an unpaid bank or postal cheque or a delay in payment, the amount…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-24

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-24

…thority, at the request of the court registry, the latter must provide proof that it has served notice of its decision on the court seised or, failing this, that it has received the challenge. If the…

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