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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-16

…ation is adopted by an absolute majority of the members present, the qualified persons mentioned in 3° of II, 3° of III and 3° of IV of Article L. 751-2 of the French Commercial Code not being taken i…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Valuation of the property

Article R313-18

…ence of at least two consecutive years with a real estate appraiser or a real estate appraisal firm;3° Or professional experience of seven consecutive years in real estate matters, including at least…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to in-house pharmacies in health establishments, army hospitals, the Institution nationale des invalides, health cooperation groups, cosmetic surgery facilities, medico-social establishments and services and social and medico-social cooperation groups.

Article R5126-18

…ly to the in-house pharmacies of the establishments, services or organisations mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article R. 5126-1.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation to manufacture, import and distribute active substances.

Article R5138-2

The information mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 5138-1, with the exception of the name of the establishment's legal representatives, is entered in the European Union database.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article D521-1

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall make the notification provided for in the second paragraph of II of Article L. 521-3 within three months.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Selection of the feature film representing French cinema at the Oscars

Article A210-11

…eign Language Film Oscar is selected by a committee made up of: 1° Two exporters; 2° Two producers; 3° Two directors; 4° A person qualified in the field of cinema. The members of the committee are app…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-11

…debtor's guilt has been established or where it relates to rights attached to the creditor's person;3° Where the claim originates from fraudulent manoeuvres committed to the detriment of the social pr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-1

…order of the Minister for the Economy in accordance with articles 13 and 300 of the same directive;3° It employed an average of more than 250 people during the last financial year.If the subscriber i…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Board of Directors.

Article R5322-2

…ectors is renewable once.The appointments of the members of the Board of Directors mentioned in 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 5322-1 are the subject of an order by the Minister for Health publis…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Departmental commercial development commissions.

Article L751-1

A departmental commercial development commission rules on applications for authorisation submitted to it under the provisions of articles L. 752-1, L. 752-3 and L. 752-15.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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