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Showing 761770 of 69677 articles for Art. s. 1845 to 1870-1 · decree 78-704 of 3 July 1978 · C. civ. Art. 1105

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Destination of ashes

Article L2223-18-3

If the ashes are scattered in the countryside, the person entitled to provide for the funeral must declare this to the Town Hall of the municipality in which the deceased was born, and the identity of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reduction of capital

Article R22-10-38

The additional insertion of the purchase notice in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, provided for by Article R. 225-153, is applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reduction of capital

Article R22-10-39

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 and R. 22-10-38 do not apply to transactions carried out pursuant to article L. 22-10-62.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

Within two working days of receiving notification of a disposal or reduction in holding as referred to in Article R. 322-11-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to group preventive recovery plans

Article L613-37-1

I. - When a matter is referred to it by the authority of another Member State of the European Union responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis, for the purposes of examining an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-39

For the purposes of Article 696-135, the Public Prosecutor responsible for deciding whether investigations will be continued by the Public Prosecutor who has refused to relinquish jurisdiction or by t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Exercise of jurisdiction by the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-38

For the purposes of Article 696-112, the national magistrate initially seised of the investigation shall immediately refer the whole of the proceedings to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor as soon…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care", 2°: "resuscitation and paediatric intensive care" and 3°: "derogatory multi-purpose paediatric intensive care".

Article D6124-33-1

I. - When not on day services, a doctor from the medical team mentioned in article D. 6124-33 is responsible for medical duty in the paediatric intensive care unit or the paediatric resuscitation unit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIII: Use of means of communication during proceedings

Article D47-12-3

When the procedure of simultaneous countersignatures is applied, the minutes are signed by the magistrate and his clerk, then transmitted by fax or electronic means to the place where the person heard…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-3

For the allocation of automatic financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas, the automatic cinema exhibition account is opened for each cinema in the name of the owner of the business…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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