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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-176-2

…y II of article L. 214-93, must comply with the following conditions:" ; b) At the beginning of the last paragraph, the words: "III of Article R. 214-162" are replaced by the words: "I of Article R. 2…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transmission

Article R1221-5

…hen it is sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, this is sent no later than the last working day prior to recruitment, as evidenced by the postmark. The employer retains a copy of…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-34

…where applicable, any other guarantees it may have received from the network institution over the last five years; 3° Where the granting of the guarantee falls within the scope of the control of pub…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-6 bis

…rcise of these powers has a link with: -the court registry at which he works or has worked over the last three years as an employee, partner or holder of that office; the company in which he exercises…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder.

Article D47-29-5

…information procedure, after the latter has been informed in accordance with the provisions of the last paragraph of l'article D. 47-27.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-15

Where, in accordance with the provisions of the third paragraph of I of Article R. 49-1 or the last paragraph of article R. 49-10, the offence is recorded by the ticketing officer under conditions tha…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-6

…ch 2010R. 612-29-1 and R. 612-29-2n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-29-3, with the exception of the last paragraph of its In° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 612-29-4n° 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014II. -…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article D814-3-1

…ntative shall communicate these accounts to the national council within the period mentioned in the last paragraph of Article L. 811-11. In other cases, they shall communicate the following to the nat…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

…Security Code;4° Unemployed jobseekers who have been registered for more than six months during the last eighteen months and who do not belong to the categories mentioned in 2° and 3 ;5° The persons m…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-95

…removal from the roll, to inform, within one month, the departmental council of the order of their last professional residence of any change in their correspondence details.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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