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Showing 4150 of 62356 articles for Art. s. L 811-1 et seq.

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CHECKS PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OR WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L811-2

The verification of any foreign civil status record is carried out under the conditions defined in Article 47 of the Civil Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-6

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Article L. 717-1 reads as follows: Art. L. 717-1.-I.-Infringement of the prohibitio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: AUTHORISED CONSUMER DEFENCE ASSOCIATIONS

Article L811-2

Authorisation may only be granted to associations that are independent of all forms of professional activity. However, associations emanating from consumer cooperative societies, governed by the loi d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-6

The national commission, on its own initiative or at the request of the Minister of Justice, the President of the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires, the G…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-19

The selection board for the qualifying examination provided for in Article L. 811-5 is composed as follows: 1° A magistrate of the judiciary or a councillor at the Court of Cassation or an advocate ge…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline

Article D811-40-1

The financial situation provided for in Article L. 811-11is sent by the national council to the coordinating magistrate referred to in Article R. 811-40.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-13

In application of the provisions of Article L. 811-5,are exempt from the examination for access to the professional training period: 1° Judicial representatives who have practised their profession for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Admission to the profession

Article R811-31-1

When the court-appointed administrator wishes to change the mention of the speciality, civil or commercial, on the list provided for in Article L. 811-2 or add a new entry, the request for amendment o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-15

The duration of the traineeship is at least three years and at most six years. The traineeship consists of the practice of activities enabling the acquisition of sufficient experience in the professio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-18

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