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Showing 18611870 of 59873 articles for Art. s. 1844-10-1 to 1844-17

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-10

…udgment or at any time during the proceedings, the court may appoint a substitute official receiver to exercise the powers of the official receiver temporarily prevented from doing so.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-10

…21-4, if the judgment cannot be rendered immediately, the date of its pronouncement is communicated to the debtor and, where applicable, to the pursuing creditor.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-10

The examination for access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests ar…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-17-1

I. - When goods suspected of infringing a registered design are detained after a request referred to in article L. 521-14 has been accepted, goods suspected of infringing a registered design may be de…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-17-1

…general responsibilities of the Order as defined in article L. 4321-14.It is consulted by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency on issues and projects falling within its remit.In the reg…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

…able includes a portion representing a fraction of the cost of the investments, as defined pursuant to Article L. 313-29-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the notification referred to in Ar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Administrative rectification and cancellation

Article 1046-1

The Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall give instructions to the custodians of the registers of the erroneous or annulled document, as well as to those holding the other documents af…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transmission to the personal training account information system of information relating to holders of qualifications registered in national registers

Article R6113-17-3

When the Director General of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations finds that a breach of the obligation to transmit the information provided for in Article R. 6113-17-1 has occurred, he notifies the Min…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

…six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not complied with its obligation to pay the royaltie…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-177-4

The authorisation holder appoints one or more coordinating doctors from among the practitioners practising within the authorisation holder, who can provide evidence of either specialisation, training…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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