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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-6

For each protest of which a copy has been received, the court clerk shall also draw up a sheet containing the following information: the surname in capital letters, forenames, company or business name…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Company management.

Article R622-6

When the official receiver rules on an application for authorisation submitted by the debtor pursuant to II of Article L. 622-7, the court clerk shall summon the debtor, the administrator, where one h…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

Without prejudice to the award of damages, a civil fine may be imposed on a trader who, in contracts offered to or concluded with consumers or non-traders, continues to use contractual terms in identi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-6

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide on the asylum application within the time limits laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 31 of Directive 2013/32/…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-11

Withdrawal of funds from cash subscriptions may not be made by the company's agent until the company has been registered in the Trade and Companies Register. If the company is not incorporated within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-6

When granting loans, a specialised professional fund :1° May borrow under the following cumulative conditions:a) The maximum leverage of the fund, expressed as a ratio between the fund's exposure and…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative control.

Article L1322-1

The Labour Inspector may at any time require the withdrawal or amendment of provisions contrary to Articles L. 1321-1 to L. 1321-3 and L. 1321-6.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L2511-8

The following are undertakings linked to a contracting entity: 1° Undertakings whose annual accounts are consolidated with those of the contracting entity; 2° Undertakings which are likely to be, dire…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L2511-7

The rules defined in Title II apply to public contracts which, on the one hand, are concluded by a contracting entity with an affiliated undertaking or by a body formed exclusively by several contract…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L3211-7

The rules defined in Title II apply to concession contracts which, on the one hand, are concluded by a contracting entity with an affiliated undertaking or by a body made up exclusively of several con…

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