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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Notifications

Article 1230-1

…notified of the judgment ruling on an application to open a protective measure or ordering family habilitation of an adult; notice of this is given to the public prosecutor.However, the judge may, by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-18

…follows: "Art. R. 713-9.-Applications are declared in writing to the prefecture. "Declarations of candidacy are admissible from the day set by the order convening the electorate provided for in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-11

I.-The professionals in a sector, customers and suppliers, may jointly decide to reduce the maximum payment period set in the second, third and fourth paragraphs of I of Article L. 441-10. They may al…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-1

The expert referred to in Article L. 225-209-2 is appointed unanimously by the shareholders or, failing this, by the president of the commercial court ruling on a petition at the request of the corpor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-87-1

…in adults for one or more of the following seven tumour locations, mentioned in the authorisation, and excluding complex surgery mentioned in category B: 1° A1: Visceral and digestive oncology surger…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Undercover procedures, sound recordings and images of certain places or vehicles

Article D15-1-1

…within the National Directorate of the Judicial Police, made up of police officers, gendarmerie members and customs officers. This service is responsible for training undercover agents, technical ass…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to adults.

Article 1237-1

At the end of the meeting of this board, each member present signs the deliberation taken. Within eight days, the Chairman of the Board shall deliver the deliberation to the Registrar or send it to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-19

I. - The following are not patentable:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to allowances when the departmental share of property tax on built-up properties is transferred to the communes

Article 1518 quater

I.-For each commune, for the establishment of the tax base for property tax on built-up properties, the rate of rental value allowances mentioned in articles 1518 A and 1518 A quater is equal to the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-1

In the event of a transfer of the business, the registered claims become due ipso jure if the owner of the business has not notified the registered creditors, at least fifteen days in advance, of his…

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