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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article R*160-5

Within one month of receipt of the letter provided for in article R. 160-4, the opposing party must bring his action before the competent court and notify the company, by electronic registered mail wi…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-51-9

Each financial holding company of the liberal profession of industrial property attorney is subject, by the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, as soon as it is register…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-5

The Board's secretariat is provided by the Office. In this capacity, the Director of the Office attends the meetings of the Board, without the right to vote. He may be represented or assisted by any p…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-14-5

The accounts of the High Council are drawn up in accordance with the rules of the general chart of accounts. This may be subject to adaptations proposed by the Chairman of the High Council after consu…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-50-1

Any wholesale distributor, where he is not the marketing authorisation holder, who imports a veterinary medicinal product from another Member State shall inform the marketing authorisation holder and…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-7

The judicial authorities, solely for the purposes of the proceedings for which they are responsible, may query the file via a secure electronic communication system on the basis of the following crite…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-71

An application for the Commission to prescribe the measures necessary for the enforcement of a final decision of that Commission, accompanied, where appropriate, by a periodic penalty payment, may not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-74

From the effective date of the astreinte ordered by the Commission du contentieux du stationnement payant, its chairman or the magistrate he designates, after having taken any further steps, informs t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: The Pay Parking Disputes Commission

Article R2333-120-73

If the Chairman deems it necessary to prescribe enforcement measures by judicial means, and in particular to impose a penalty payment, or if the applicant so requests within one month of notification…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-72-1

The trusted third party responsible for certifying the non-viable nature of the activity referred to in 3° of article L. 5424-25 may be, at the choice of the self-employed worker:-a chartered accounta…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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