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Showing 931940 of 61948 articles for Art. R 145-36 and R 145-37

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Total or partial withdrawal of parental authority and withdrawal of the exercise of parental authority

Article 378-2

The exercise of parental authority and visiting and accommodation rights of a parent prosecuted or convicted, even if not definitively, for a crime committed against the other parent are suspended ips…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-36

If the wanted person voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest or if, after having been released without judicial supervision or electronicall…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions for referral to the Agency by academies, medical or scientific learned societies and approved associations

Article D1418-37

The head of the applicant body or association must send the application to the Director General of the Agency by letter or electronically. It must state the reasons on which it is based and be accompa…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

The professional practice standard relating to the obligations of the statutory auditor with regard to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing, approved by the Minister of Justice,…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions concerning the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 111-52 and Article L. 111-67 of the Energy Code

Article D2224-37

The companies mentioned in 1° of Article

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

A national register of companies is kept, in which companies carrying out a commercial, craft, agricultural or self-employed activity on French territory are registered. The following are thus registe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Default by the borrower

Article L312-36

As soon as the borrower first defaults on repayment, the lender shall inform the borrower, on paper or any other durable medium, of the risks it incurs under Articles L. 312-39 and L. 312-40 as well a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 363-1

The provisions of Article 363 are applicable to a child who has been the subject of an adoption duly granted abroad having in France the effects of a simple adoption, where the adopted person's birth…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Effects of simple adoption

Article 369-1

The revocation causes all the effects of the adoption to cease for the future, with the exception of the change of forenames.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Formation of the credit agreement

Article L313-36

The offer is always accepted subject to the resolutory condition that the contract for which the loan is requested is not concluded within four months of its acceptance.The parties may agree to a long…

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