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Showing 47814790 of 7437 articles for Art. TEPA Act 21 August 2007

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article A123-69

…al entities; 3° Measures of incapacity or prohibition from carrying on a commercial or professional activity to manage, administer or direct a legal entity resulting from a judicial or administrative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-178

In matters of succession, the acts and formalities relating to affirmation under oath give rise to the collection of the fees provided for in the table below: Description of service Fee a) Drafting 75…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-16

…ure is continued for the benefit of the latter, which is substituted for the commune in all related acts. The procedure is considered to be initiated, within the meaning of the preceding paragraph, on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-93

…oprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire for an opinion. II - If the application for authorisation is not acted upon for more than fifteen days following receipt by the administration, this will be deemed t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation.

Article R4113-94

…o accept his duties, the president of the judicial court for the location of the registered office, acting in summary proceedings at the request of the public prosecutor or any other interested person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-1

…e of Deontology apply to doctors registered with the ordre, to any doctor performing a professional act under the conditions provided for in article L. 4112-7 or by an international agreement, as well…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Publication of documents.

Article R6143-38

…are prejudicial to persons other than users and staff, they are also published in the Bulletin des actes administratifs of the prefecture of the department in which the establishment has its register…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-23

…test, within fourteen days of communicating his decision to withdraw in accordance with Article L. 221-21, unless the trader offers to recover the goods himself. The consumer only bears the direct cos…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of birth.

Article 55

…ant's domicile. The child's name is determined in accordance with the rules set out in articles 311-21 and 311-23. In foreign countries, declarations to diplomatic or consular agents are made within f…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-23

…ment, the parent may be represented by a special and authenticated proxy.However, where article 311-21, the second paragraph of this article, article 342-12 or article 357 has already been applied in…

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