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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-21

The registration of a claim in the plan and the creditor's acceptance of deadlines, remissions or conversions into securities giving or capable of giving access to capital do not prejudge the final ad…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-21

The magistrate mentioned in article

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to elections to the various disciplinary boards and chambers

Article R4125-21

The time limit for appealing to the administrative court against elections to disciplinary boards and chambers is fifteen days. This period runs, for the voters, from the day of the election and, for…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of the European arrest warrant

Article 695-21

…or to the enforcement of a custodial sentence or detention order for any act prior to the surrender and different from the offence which gave rise to that measure, except in one of the following cases…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-21

…e, the President of the Assembly shall send to the councillors, in any form whatsoever, the reports and draft resolutions which have been sent to him by the President of the Executive Council under th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Formal notices and orders to perform an obligation to do or not to do something

Article A444-19

…to the person required to deliver or return the document 24.47 € 83 Summons to the third party to hand over the property 31.92 € 84 Order to the person required to surrender to deliver or return 31.9…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to borough mayors, deputy borough mayors and borough councillors (R).

Article R2511-21

For the application of article R. 2123-5, the number of hours credited for one quarter is equal to: 1° One hundred and five hours for arrondissement mayors; 2° Fifty-two and a half hours for deputy ar…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions common to clinical and biological activities involving medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-21

…l biology laboratory authorised to carry out medically assisted procreation activities shall set up and keep up to date a quality assurance system.Documentation of the quality assurance system include…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-21

The pharmacists in charge or delegated pharmacists referred to in article L. 5142-1 and the interim pharmacists referred to in article R. 5142-26 are entered on the register of section B or section E…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

The measures mentioned in articles 712-5,712-6 and 712-7, with the exception of reductions in sentence not leading to immediate release and escorted leave authorisations, may not be granted without a…

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