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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-6

The personal data and information recorded in the electronic portal provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 814-2 are as follows: 1° In the case of debtors subject to safeguard, receivershi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article R*421-64

For the application of Articles L. 421-11 and L. 421-12, the guarantee fund reimburses the French central bureau for the sums paid by this body in connection with the compensation of accident victims…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Tasks and accreditation of associations providing assistance to victims of crime

Article D1-12-6

The application for approval is composed as follows: 1° An application for approval signed by the association's legal representative; 2° The association's SIRET number, its identifier in the national…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-8

The Office registers the application and, if necessary, requests any missing documents. On receipt of the initial application, the Office informs the manufacturer or manufacturers of the medicinal pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-10-6

After consultation with the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, and taking into account the quality of the proposed integration project and the existing offer to ensure a b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article D5121-69-3

I.-The maximum value of the period referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 is set at two years from the date on which the authorisation referred to in this Article is granted. II.-The maximum va…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-24

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 shall be lodged with the Office against a receipt or sent to the Office by any means capable of proving the date on which it was sent. It is accomp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Mobility vouchers

Article R3261-13-6

The issuer implements, on the basis of the information sent to it when a request for payment is made, an automatic blocking function preventing the use of mobility vouchers outside the cases provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article D223-6-1

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 223-9, the amount of the value that no contribution in kind may exceed is set at 30,000 euros.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D711-67-4

In application of article L. 711-3 and in accordance with the guidelines adopted by their parent regional chamber of commerce and industry, the chambers of commerce and industry create and update a fi…

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