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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 930-1

If a document cannot be sent electronically for reasons beyond the control of the person sending it, it shall be drawn up on paper and delivered to the court registry or sent to it by registered lette…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary associations.

Article L5132-9

Intermediary associations may make employees available to employers mentioned in article L. 2211-1 under the following conditions:1° Secondment is only authorised for the performance of a specific and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator.

Article R663-9

It is allocated to the court-appointed administrator, for the preparation of the economic, social and environmental report and the assistance provided to the debtor for the preparation of a safeguard…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-9

I.-The mandate of a staff representative ends for the reasons and under the conditions provided for: 1° In the first paragraph of the Article 22 of Decree no. 2020-1427 of 20 November 2020 relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-95

…nurse will, as part of the registration process, register the nurse as provided for in article L. 4311-15 on the basis of the diploma, certificate, title or authorisation presented by the person conce…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

…ys of receiving notification of a disposal or reduction in holding as referred to in Article R. 322-11-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge receipt of the notifica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Statement of claims.

Article R624-9

…down by the competent court; 2° The decisions referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 624-11; 3° The decisions handed down by the Court of Appeal ruling on appeals against the decisions of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-9

It is punishable by a fine of 9,000 euros for the chairman, directors, managing directors or managers of a joint stock company to issue, on behalf of that company, negotiable bonds which, in the same…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-91

…R. 814-23, in particular for the application of the second paragraph of article 16 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies or of the second paragraph of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to asset freezing orders issued by the French judicial authorities

Article 695-9-8

…judicial authority of the executing State, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 695-9-6. In other cases, the decision and the certificate are forwarded by the Public Prosecutor's Of…

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