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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 356

The court and the jury shall deliberate, and then vote, by written ballot and by separate and successive votes, on the principal fact first, and if necessary, on the grounds of criminal irresponsibili…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-18

The procedure with negotiation may take place in successive phases so as to reduce the number of tenders to be negotiated by applying the award criteria defined in the consultation documents. The cont…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligation to inform unsuccessful candidates and tenderers

Article R3125-1

The conceding authority shall immediately notify each candidate or tenderer concerned of its decision to reject their application or tender.This notification shall specify the reasons for the rejectio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Sale of real estate and businesses belonging to minors under guardianship or adults under guardianship.

Article 1278

The provisions of R. 322-59, R. 322-66 to R. 322-72 of the code des procédures civiles d'exécution. However, when received by a notary, auctions may be conducted without the assistance of a lawyer. In…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-190

The liabilities side of the balance sheet shows the following items in succession: shareholders' equity, other shareholders' equity, provisions, debts, accruals and deferred income and translation dif…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-68-1

The company is dissolved ipso jure when all the members exercising their functions within the company simultaneously cease to exercise their functions under the conditions provided for in article L. 7…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Composition, election and term of office.

Article L2333-5

The Group Works Council shall be set up at the initiative of the dominant undertaking, as soon as the configuration of the group is defined in application of the provisions of this chapter, either fol…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1649

It does not take place in sales made by judicial authority.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-2

…s.Such notifications shall be made under the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-17

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 225 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the conditions and modalities for modulating the verifications carried out in the context of certification are as…

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