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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-24

…activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction in one of these States other than France may carry out this professional activity in France on an occasional basis. This activity may only be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Death certificate

Article R2213-1-4

…ment or in an accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people mentioned in the article L. 313-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the death certificate may be drawn up on pape…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Guarantees.

Article L6421-4

…ates in connection with their validation applications are subject to the provisions of articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…n due under a partnership contract or a contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code in respect of investment costs, which include in particular study and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20

…g within the remit of the Autorité des marchés financiers, civil, criminal or administrative courts may call upon the chairman of the Autorité des marchés financiers or his representative to file subm…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Reimbursement of costs and expenses

Article A444-201

The travel expenses mentioned in a of 7° of I of Article Annex 4-8 are subject to a flat-rate reimbursement equal to that provided for bailiffs in articles A. 444-48 and A. 444-49.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-23

…competent authorities of the requesting State, the public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction may order the provisional arrest of a person claimed for extradition by the said State. After verify…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7-4

The redemption by the SICAV of its shares and the issue of new shares may be temporarily suspended by the Board of Directors, the Management Board or the officers of the simplified joint stock company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Agreement on assistance in switching to part-time work

Article R5123-40

The supplementary allowance referred to in 4° of article L. 5123-2 is granted to employees who accept the transformation of their full-time job into a job where the working time is at least one fifth…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-29

The amount of aid for collective operations may not exceed 50% of the expenditure mentioned in article…

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