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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21-1

…ts if, at the close of a financial year, that company does not exceed the thresholds defining small and medium-sized enterprises provided for in Article 2 of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 200…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-2

Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall inform end users of the existence of the rights to compensation provided for in Article…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-2

…registration number;d) The engine number if the vehicle is not subject to registration;e) The start and end dates of validity.By way of derogation from the second paragraph, the certificate issued to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20-2

…e parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding any compensation, accepted by them, on a provisional basis. If the balanc…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-2

…application in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, article L. 5134-72 is supplemented by two paragraphs worded as follows…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-10

…s court within fifteen days of notification. The appeal must state the reasons on which it is based and be accompanied by all relevant documents. It must state the reasons on which it is based and be…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to interruptions of pregnancy by instrumental methods

Article R2212-12-2

…set by order of the Minister for Health, includes information relating to the centre's activities and indicators of the satisfaction of the women it cares for.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-26-1

The release provided for in the second paragraph of article 712-18 automatically entails the postponement of the sentenced person's sentence.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-25-1

In accordance with the provisions of Article 712-22, the enforcement courts may lift a prohibition referred to in this article, even if this prohibition does not result from the conviction for which t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-17-2

The number and day of hearings of the sentence enforcement judge and the sentence enforcement court are set by joint decision of the president of the judicial court and the public prosecutor. The deci…

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