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Showing 811820 of 2923 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 30 Nov. 2018 – no. 2018-749 QPC

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L693-1

Any foreign creditor or his agent or representative of his choice and, where applicable, the insolvency practitioners appointed to represent the interests of creditors in insolvency proceedings opened…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R693-2

The judicial representative shall inform foreign creditors of the opening of the insolvency proceedings, of the obligation to declare their claims, of the deadline for declaring claims and of the pena…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R693-4

Claims shall be declared in the French language or accompanied by a translation into the French language. The creditor may produce a translation of the claim declaration and supporting documents until…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R693-1

Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the provisions of articles R. 624-1 to R. 624-11 shall apply to foreign creditors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R693-3

The time limits provided for in articles R. 622-22 and R. 622-24 may not be invoked against creditors who have not been informed in accordance with the procedures provided for in article 54 of the afo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3826-1

…3, R. 3116-4 and R. 3116-5 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Decree no. 2018-42 of 25 January 2018. Articles R. 3116-16 and R. 3116-17 are applicable in the territory o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…du même tableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 711-1 and L. 711-2 Resulting from law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022 in favour of independent professional activity L. 711-3 and L. 711-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

…n Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC any suspected adverse react…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to companies whose financial instruments are no longer traded on a regulated market

Article L433-5

Articles L. 433-1 to L. 433-4 are applicable to companies whose financial instruments have ceased to be admitted to trading on a regulated market in order to be admitted to trading on a multilateral t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L695-3

The court which has opened insolvency proceedings may appoint a judge, empower the official receiver or appoint a judicial representative to implement cooperation and communication between courts and…

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