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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bank charges

Article L753-3

…anking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing an account; 2° One change of address per year; 3° Issuing bank identity statements on request; 4° Direct debit for bank transfers; 5° Sending a mon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Fees for formalities, requests and procedures

Article A444-44

In the case of payment deadlines granted to a debtor, sued by virtue of a court decision or an enforceable deed or title, the service appearing under number 204 of table 3-3 gives rise to the collecti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General rules for taking leave

Article L3142-34

…ioned in the second paragraph of article L. 3142-28 within the company over the previous six years; 3° The conditions and deadlines mentioned in 5° of Article L. 3142-32 are set by decree; 4° The ceil…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 326

1. Seized means of transport shall be released on a solvent bond or on deposit of the value. However, such release shall be offered, without security or deposit, to the owner in good faith who is not…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-12

…nd the industrial and commercial services mentioned in article L. 6145-7 ; 2° Long-term care units; 3° The training schools and institutes mentioned in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 and L. 4383-5 ; 4°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Sequestration or judicial deposit.

Article 1961

…e or movable thing, the ownership or possession of which is in dispute between two or more persons; 3° Of things which a debtor offers for his release.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3361-3

…ommission if it so requests" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 3122-1, the second paragraph is deleted; 3° In Article R. 3122-2, the words "in the Official Journal of the European Union" are replaced by t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3371-3

…Commission if it so requests" are deleted;2° In article R. 3122-1, the second paragraph is deleted;3° In article R. 3122-2, the words "in the Official Journal of the European Union" are replaced by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special schemes

Article R5524-9

For the application of article R. 5424-3 in Mayotte: 1° In the first paragraph, after the words: "insurance scheme", the words: "applicable in Mayotte" are inserted; 2° In 2°, after the words: "insura…

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

Article R141-4

…likely to perform an interpreting or translation assignment meet the conditions laid down in 2° and 3° of article R. 141-3;3° Its directors meet the requirements laid down in 3° of article R. 141-3.

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