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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Court-appointed administrators

Article R811-58

When, for any reason whatsoever, a court-appointed administrator is unable to carry out his duties, the public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the court-appointed administra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Court-appointed administrators

Article R811-59

The provisional administrator appointed under the conditions provided for in the preceding article is entitled to remuneration set by the president of the judicial court that appointed him. This decis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-59

Before 31 October of the year preceding the financial year to which it relates, the director of the managing public health establishment sends the president of the regional council a request for a sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-56

In bedrooms, dormitories or other rooms intended for sleeping in premises used for collective accommodation occupied by more than five people:1° The smallest dimension on the floor is at least 2 metre…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant varieties

Article R623-59

I.-Species, other than those listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights, for which farmers have the right, pursuant to Article L. 623-24-1, to use o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-55

In the cases provided for in 2°, 4°, 6° and 8° of article R. 6152-51, the practitioner may not obtain a secondment before three years of service in his post.Only hospital practitioners appointed on a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Life mortgage

Article L341-54

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, it is an offence for a lender to grant a life mortgage without making a prior offer to the borrower in accordance with Article L. 315-9 or under cond…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

Article R6351-5

The declaration of activity must be accompanied by the following supporting documents: 1° A copy of the proof of attribution of the SIREN number; 2° Bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record of the direct…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-33

The standardised documents referred to in articles R. 1614-29, R. 1614-30 and R. 1614-31 are provided free of charge by the State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-34

Agreements between the State and the department may provide for: 1° The transmission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised doc…

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