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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Electronic communication and examination of appeals

Article R2333-120-29

The provisions of this sub-paragraph shall apply on pain of inadmissibility of the application.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

By way of derogation from Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of account information service providers

Article L522-11-2

I. - Before providing the account information service referred to in 8° of II of Article L. 314-1, providers of account information services shall submit an application for registration to the Autorit…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-1

I.-In their sustainability risk policy, made public pursuant to Article 3 of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the publication of sustainable investment and sustainabilit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-23-1

In order to be extended, the branch agreement or professional agreement must, unless justified, include the specific stipulations mentioned in Article L. 2232-10-1 for undertakings with fewer than fif…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-20

For the purposes of Article 694-48, where the issuing State requests, under a European Investigation Order, the hearing of a person by videoconference, the practical arrangements for the hearing, whic…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issue of the licence to practise.

Article D4221-13-2

The practice authorisation committee assesses candidates' competence, in particular in the light of the assessment report drawn up by the head of the organisation in which the successful candidate com…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial allocations paid by France Compétences

Article D6123-26-1

I.-France Compétences will pay the funds allocated by the Fonds d'Investissement dans la Prévention de l'Usure Professionnelle (Investment Fund for the Prevention of Professional Wear and Tear) to the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

…ons or a transaction of a continuous nature or, in the case of the persons mentioned in 12° and 12° bis of Article L. 561-2, for the performance of a statutory mission. In the case of the persons refe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-2-1-1

The deferred committal order issued by the criminal court pursuant to 3° of I or III of Article 464-2 shall immediately be signed by the president of the criminal court at the end of the hearing and a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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