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Showing 19811990 of 70631 articles for Art. I-1 and I-2

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deposits to be made by companies having their registered office abroad

Article R123-120-1

…ates of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request, be filed in any official language of the Community. In all cases,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-17-1

…debate, in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of article 712-6. If the offender and his lawyer do not request an adversarial hearing, the sentence enforcement judge will rule on th…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions specific to the "oncological surgery" modality

Article D6124-132-1

…the surgeons who carry out surgical oncology are qualified in the speciality in which they operate and have regular oncological activity in this field. The holder of the authorisation for surgical on…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article A123-68-1

…gal persons are as follows: 1° For legal persons that finance or invest: a) The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code as well as th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-4

…order of the Minister responsible for the economy;2° Obtain the closure of the deceased's accounts and the payment of the sums contained therein, if the total amount of the sums held by the instituti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-8

Withdrawals made for the benefit of public accountants and revenue managers for the payment of local products, miscellaneous products and fines for which they are responsible do not incur any costs fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-5

Customers who are natural persons and not acting for professional purposes are informed free of charge, by means of their monthly account statement, of the amount and name of any bank charges relating…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-3

…nstitution for dealing with irregularities in the operation of a bank account are capped, per month and per transaction, for natural persons not acting for professional purposes. Among these individua…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-6

…oses is governed by a written agreement on paper or on another durable medium, between the customer and his credit institution.The main stipulations that this account agreement must include, in partic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-7

…shall make documentation relating to banking mobility available to their customers, free of charge and unconditionally, on paper or on another durable medium, at their premises and in electronic form…

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