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Showing 49814990 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-21

The fee provided for in article R. 663-23 for the verification of non-wage claims (number 4 of table 4-3) varies according to the amount of the claim, as follows: AMOUNT OF CLAIM IN € EMOLUMENT IN € (…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 86

…event that the examining magistrate disregards this request, he or she must rule in a reasoned order. When the examining magistrate issues an order refusing to inform, he may apply the provisions of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 87

…cation of the file to the public prosecutor, by reasoned order, which the interested party may appeal. If a civil party's claim is contested after the notice of the end of the investigation provided f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 85

…of a felony or an offence under the law of 29 July 1881 on freedom of the press or by the articles L. 86, L. 87, L. 91 to L. 100, L. 102 to L. 104, L. 106 to L. 108 and L. 113 of the Electoral Code.B…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 89

…d by any means, that of a third party responsible for receiving the documents intended for him or her. However, this agreement is not necessary when the person is a public official or has a public ser…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 88

The investigating judge issues an order confirming that the complaint has been lodged. Depending on the resources of the civil party, he shall set the amount of the deposit that the latter must, if he…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-2

The documents making up the application for approval referred to in article R. 312-9 are adapted to enable the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee and, where applicable, the natio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure

Article A211-11

The victim information leaflet provided for in article R. 211-39 must contain the information shown in the standard model annexed to this article. This notice must be presented in a clear and legible…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 A

…s where this service gives rise to payment of the fee for services rendered provided for by article L. 2333-76 du code général des collectivités territoriales. The option may be exercised for each of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration upon declaration

Article A123-46

…iction of a court whose registry is managed in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles L. 741-1 et seq, the applicant is also exempted from producing the registration extract for the prev…

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