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Showing 25912600 of 52621 articles for Art. L 145-17 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 February 1968 · CA Paris 13 February 2008 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 June 1998 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 March 1969

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-24

The fee provided for in article R. 663-27 for obligations resulting from the cessation of activity of one or more installations classified within the meaning of Title I of Book V of the Environment Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-22

I.-Local materiovigilance correspondents are responsible for: 1° Forwarding without delay, with the exception of the reports mentioned in b, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XXa: Declaration by management companies of venture capital mutual funds, professional investment funds, partnerships and venture capital companies

Article 242 quinquies

I. - The management company of a fonds commun de placement à risques or a fonds professionnel de capital investissement or the manager of a société de libre partenariat whose regulations or articles o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Qualifications of persons and organisations carrying out location surveys, dust measurements and analyses of materials and products

Article R1334-24

Analyses of materials and products likely to contain asbestos are carried out by an accredited body meeting the requirements defined by an order of the Minister for Health. This order specifies in par…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to sales by judicial tender and by amicable tender.

Article R642-24

When the official receiver, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 642-18, authorises the liquidator to resume the property seizure procedure suspended by the judgment opening the judicial liq…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-22

Labels are awarded in consideration of: 1° The average number of film screenings made up of art house cinematographic works meeting the conditions set for each label by the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 139

The person under investigation is placed under judicial supervision by an order of the examining magistrate, which may be made at any stage of the investigation. The examining magistrate may, at any t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

The provisions of this section apply to establishments covered by Article L. 620-2 of the Labour Code, with the exception of establishments covered by Decree No. 83-1111 of 19 December 1983. The provi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for securitisation undertakings or sub-funds of securitisation undertakings carrying insurance risks

Article D214-240

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall issue the authorisation referred to in Article L. 214-189 within thirty days of notification of receipt of the application. If no decision ha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Text and data mining for the sole purpose of scientific research

Article R122-24

An institution mentioned in II of Article L. 122-5-3 may, by means of a deposit contract, entrust the storage and preservation of all or part of the digital copies and reproductions made during a text…

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