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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Unseizability.

Article R526-1

In accordance with article R. 123-37, are indicated in the application for registration in the trade and companies register of the natural person: 1° The declaration of unseizability of his rights ove…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Unseizability.

Article R526-2

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 123-45 and 2° of article R. 123-46, must, within one month, be the subject of an application for an amending entry in the Trade and Companies Register:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-18

Commercial court clerks may be appointed by order of the Garde des Sceaux, Minister of Justice:1° Persons registered on the aptitude list provided for in Article R. 742-16 ;2° Persons who, having pass…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-36

A commission is set up to issue proposals for exemption from the training period provided for in article R. 742-35; it is composed as follows:1° Three commercial court clerks appointed on the proposal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-38

Within six months of the completion of the probationary period provided for in article R. 742-35, the court clerk shall again refer the matter to the commission so that it may examine, in the light of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-33

The clerk of a commercial court at least one of whose offices is abolished as a result of a new delimitation of judicial districts and who has performed his duties for at least three years may, on app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-35

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice may, on a proposal from the commission provided for in Article R. 742-36, grant the clerk referred to in Article R. 742-33 a partial exemption from the tra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-37

The clerk of a commercial court who wishes to benefit from the provisions of article R. 742-35 must send his application by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or hand it in against a r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-34

The registrar referred to in Article R. 742-33 is exempt from the diploma and aptitude test for access to the professions referred to in that article.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Return of products to the country of origin.

Article 470

The goods referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38 imported into the customs territory in breach of the provisions prohibiting importation may be returned to the country of origin. In the event o…

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