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Showing 58015810 of 36396 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-1437 du 5 novembre 2015

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-1

…re precautionary within the meaning of the fifth subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, whether they enable the company to be restructure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-2

…a request for acknowledgement of receipt. receipt, which shall mention the time limit and the procedures for objecting to the request to open the secondary insolvency proceedings and for requesting a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-6

In application of III of Article L. 692-5, as soon as the draft plan has been filed at the registry by the debtor or the administrator, the registrar shall notify the insolvency practitioner in the ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-4

For the purposes of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 referred to above, the insolvency practitioner shall inform without delay, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or, if he…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Duties, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L812-5-1-A

…amework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subj…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-5-1

…ies and reimbursement of expenses that take account of the conditions in which they carry out their duties. The conditions of application of this paragraph are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Eta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-5-3

…and reimbursement of expenses that take account of the conditions under which they carry out their duties. The conditions for the application of this paragraph are specified by decree in the Conseil…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-5-1-1

…ure for infringement has not previously been ordered under the conditions set out in l'article L. 615-5.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-52-1

…41-2, this surrender shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the articles R. 131-5 to R. 131-11 of the Criminal Code. References in these articles to the sentencing decision are rep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-58 bis

…ocuments relating to the investigation. Where the decision is drawn up in electronic form, the procedures used must guarantee its integrity and preservation. The decision drawn up on an electronic med…

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