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Showing 811820 of 45704 articles for Art. L. 125-9 + C. com. Art. D. 145-34

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-34

If the execution of the European Investigation Order is likely to harm essential national security interests, endanger the source of information or involve the use of information that has been classif…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Private practice.

Article R4127-345

…tract which respects the independence of each of them. In accordance with the provisions of article L. 4113-9, contracts and amendments thereto must be communicated to the Conseil départemental de l'o…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-4

Where the European Public Prosecutor's Office has exercised its jurisdiction, the competent Deputy European Public Prosecutor shall, as soon as possible, communicate to the customs administration all…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…18 to R. 663-20 and authorised advance payments, they are not collected until they have been stopped.The remuneration due under the judicial liquidation proceedings is stopped in the light of the clo…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article 4425-34

For the application of the provisions of 18° of Article L. 4425-29, the Corsican local authority shall depreciate its fixed assets, including those made available or allocated: 1° Intangible; > Tangib…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-34

I.- A decision to refuse authorisation or, when the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article L. 6122-10 are applied, to refuse authorisation renewal may only be taken for one or more of the follo…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints

Article R4163-34

…This complaint, to which a copy of the information referred to in the second paragraph of article D. 4163-31 is attached, if necessary, is sent to the employer by any means that can be used to certi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-5

Subject toArticle L. 225-106 of the Commercial Code, the registered intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-4 (3) may, under a general securities management mandate, transmit a shareholder's vote o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article D211-9-2

The declaration referred to in article L. 211-4 is made to the undertaking for collective investment, to an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 or to a central depository when the registered…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Revenue which may be collected by a public or private body

Article D1611-32-9

Other than the revenues mentioned in article L. 1611-7-1, local authorities and their public establishments may entrust a public or private body with the collection of revenue relating to:1° On-street…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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