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Showing 17411750 of 61711 articles for Art. R 330-2 · Cass. com. 7 July 2004 · CA Paris 5 November 2008

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-7

I. - For debts recovered by public accountants, the seizure and sale is preceded by an order to pay or a formal notice to pay as provided for by article L. 257 of the Book of Tax Procedures. II - For…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Organisations approved for the collective management of the right to authorise the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article R328-7

When the withdrawal of approval is pronounced after a contract has been extended under the conditions provided for in I of article L. 138-2, the stipulations of this contract immediately cease to have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R548-7

Before concluding the loan agreement, the intermediary in participative financing :1° Tells each co-contractor:a) The amount of money made available under the contract between the lender and the proje…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-7

The purchaser accepts as sufficient proof that the candidate is not in a case of exclusion mentioned in article L. 2141-2, the certificates issued by the competent administrations and bodies. The list…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation of the committee provided for in article 16-2

Article R15-7

The chairman of the commission provided for in Article 16-2 and his alternate shall be appointed annually by the bureau of the Cour de cassation from among the members of the commission. The secretary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Managing Director.

Article R518-7

Deputy Chief Executive Officers are sworn in by the Supervisory Board.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-7

I. - The following are part of the public external fire defence service for which the communes are responsible pursuant to article L. 2225-2, or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 4: Declaration for the purpose of cancellation.

Article R123-52

In the event of the death of the trader, the application for deregistration is submitted to the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 by the merchant's heirs or universal successors, except where…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

For the purposes of 2° of article L. 434-7, a dwelling is considered to be normal if it:1° Has a total living area of at least:a) in zones A bis and A: 22 m² for a household without children or two pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations for the purposes of amending and supplementary registrations.

Article R123-74

In the event of the transfer to France of the registered office of a European Company registered in another Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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