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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-5

…deeds, have the sale of the business ordered, eight days after a summons to pay made to the debtor and the third party holder, if any, has remained unsuccessful.The application shall be brought befor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation of the Disciplinary Boards of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Board

Article R4234-5

…manifestly unfounded. It may also meet as a restricted panel to consider appeals against decisions handed down by a restricted panel pursuant to the provisions of article R. 4234-4. The Chairman of th…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments

Article R4211-63

…section may apply for a certificate of compliance with the good practices referred to in Article L. 5121-5. This certificate may be issued by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des prod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

…upervision exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 5…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised legal acts.

Article 815-6

…r, obliging him or her to give security where appropriate, or appoint a receiver. The articles 1873-5 to 1873-9 of this code apply as appropriate to the powers and obligations of the administrator, if…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Collation of trade union election results

Article D2122-6

…e system for centralising the results of the professional elections referred to in articles L. 2122-5 to L. 2122-10 in order to measure the audience of the trade union organisations must: a) Guarantee…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

…he ceiling rates that are enforceable against the department pursuant to the provisions of article 1636 B septies du code général des impôts; 2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-5

…etroactive effect, up to a maximum of three quarters of the difference between the stipulated price and that of the charges and accessories.This deposit is paid after authorisation by the authority em…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisations preserving and preparing tissues and cells from the human body for their own research programmes

Article R1243-54

…aration, organisations must be able to provide the following information at any time: 1° The nature and number of samples held; 2° The characteristics of the samples held; 3° The origin of the samples…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5134-50-1

…experience may be prescribed for an employee on an employment support contract, with his agreement and that of his employer. Each of these periods is the subject of an agreement in accordance with th…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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