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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-9

…d breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés et peuvent commun…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HI

…may not benefit from the scheme provided for venture capital companies by l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985, portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier, ni du r…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensatory allowance

Article 1080

…the particulars required for publication of the title deed in the forms provided for by the décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 portant réforme de la publicité foncière.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award notice

Article R3125-6

The awarding authority shall send for publication an award notice within a maximum period of forty-eight days from the notification of the concession contract.This notice shall be drawn up in accordan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will notify the applicant of its decision within two months of receipt of the complete application. Silence on the part of the AMF on expiry of thi…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Implementation of financial penalties

Article R1435-38

The Minister for Health is the authorising officer responsible for issuing collection orders relating to penalties and periodic penalty payments ordered pursuant to Articles L. 1435-7-1, L. 5472-1 and…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-104

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article 24 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 is set at one year from the death of the partner. It may be renewed by the Keeper of the Seals, Mini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-4

The project owner appoints a health and safety coordinator from the start of the preliminary design phase, within the meaning of article 4 of decree no. 93-1268 of 29 November 1993 relating to project…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-71

The qualification of "société civile professionnelle de médecins" or "société civile professionnelle de chirurgiens-dentistes", to the exclusion of any other, accompanies the company name in all corre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-8

The decisions of the Board of Directors shall become enforceable by operation of law one month after they have been received by the Minister for Labour and the Minister for Transport if neither of the…

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