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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-38

…the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Fire and rescue services

Article R1424-51

…orm the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontariat dans les corps de sapeurs-pompiers.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Weighting coefficients

Article 211-35

The weighting coefficient is set at :- 1 when the cinematographic work obtains at least 80 points;- 0.97 when the cinematographic work obtains 79 points;- 0.94 when the cinematographic work obtains 78…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 260 A

Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may, at their request, be subject to value added tax in respect of transactions relating to the following services: Water supply in mu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-13

At the request of the public prosecutor or ex officio, the court may enjoin by order the members of the association's management or the liquidators as the case may be to justify within a time limit it…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article 899

Article 706-9 shall read as follows: "Art. 706-9.-The President shall take into account in the amount of the sums awarded to the victim as compensation for his loss :benefits listed in II of Article 1…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-89-2

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the first sentence of the last paragraph of article R. 1413-83 reads as follows: "The centre is a member of the territorial vigilance and support network mentioned in arti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R22-10-40

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of article L. 22-10-76 includes the following information, relating to the executive manager or managers as a whole: 1° The way in which it respects the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-146

…judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

The out-of-court settlement reached between the liable party and the claimant or his heirs, including in application of the agreement referred to in article L. 1143-9 of this Code, and the judgment ru…

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