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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-26

If the requested person is in a known place on national territory, the arrest warrant issued by a Member State of the European Union or a State linked to the European Union by an agreement mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-14

I.-The admission of financial instruments and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 to trading on a regulated market is decided by the market undertaking, in accordance with the rules of the ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-12

I.-The composition of the affected assets may be relied on ipso jure against creditors whose rights arose after the declaration referred to in article L. 526-7. By derogation from articles 2284 and 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-10

If the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable or if the public interest or that of the creditors so requires, the continuation of the business may be authorised by the court for a maximum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-1

I.-Except in cases of statutory appointment, the statutory auditors are appointed by the ordinary general meeting in legal entities which have such a body or by the body exercising a similar function…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article R733-6

The commission shall notify, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the debtor and the creditors of the measures it intends to impose pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 733-1, L.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

In the cases provided for in articles 515-9 and 515-13 of the Civil Code, the matter shall be referred to the court by an application delivered or addressed to the registry. In addition to the particu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other administrative police measures

Article L5145-9

I.-Where a breach of the provisions of Article 104 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of the provisions adopted for the application of III of Article L. 5143-2 is established, the admini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-23

For an uninterrupted period beginning no later than the twenty-first day prior to the meeting, companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish the following informat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-2

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