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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Duration.

Article L145-6

The lessor of premises used for commercial, industrial or craft purposes may, during the original lease or a renewed lease, take over the premises in whole or in part in order to carry out work requir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-48

A.-The cumulative result defined in B of Article R. 2311-11 is allocated, where it is a surplus :

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-5

The following provisions apply to the category of miscellaneous advertising mentioned in Table 2 of Appendix 4-7: 1° The emolument relating to the deferral of registration by the registrar includes, w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-807

The request to exercise all or part of the right to leave acquired under the time savings account may only be refused on the grounds of the requirements of the service.Such refusal may not, however, d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline of commercial court judges

Article R724-11

When it refers the matter to the commission pursuant to Articles L. 724-3, L. 724-4 or R. 724-20, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice or the First President of the Court of Appeal, shall forw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-40

…a facility with a sales area of more than 20,000 square metres, the secretariat of the departmental commission must, within ten clear days of receiving the application for commercial authorisation, se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-10

…person or entity whose accounts they are responsible for certifying and to check that its accounts comply with the rules in force. They shall also verify that the information given in the management…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition.

Article R1411-48

Each specialised committee is made up of ex officio members and qualified individuals. Its ex officio members are the directors of the health agencies or other public bodies whose remit covers at leas…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Prior information notices and periodic indicative notices of purchasers' intention to award a contract

Article R2131-2

…ioned in article R. 2131-1 may be: 1° Either sent for publication to the Publications Office of the European Union; 2° Or published by the purchaser on its buyer profile mentioned in article R. 2132-3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Automatic registrations

Article R123-127

In the event of the transfer to another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area of the registered office of a European Company registered in Fran…

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