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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-32-6

…r each service by the contract or the regulations applicable to it;2° The repayment of overpayments;3° The restitution of sums wrongly collected.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6-3

Any candidate elected to the office of commercial court judge who finds himself in one of the cases of incompatibility mentioned in articles L. 722-6-1 and L. 722-6-2 may not take office until he has…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-3

…execute the said order in the issuing State, if different from the issuing authority; 2° (Repealed) 3° The date and purpose of the freezing order; 4° Data making it possible to identify the property o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-6-3

…of impossibility of compliance, the certification body will be informed of the reasons for withdrawal. III -If it is proven impossible to appoint an authorised body in the department in which the com…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-6-3

I.-The person in charge of a facility referred to in I of Article R. 1333-6-1 shall define the acceptance specifications for substances entering the facility and the procedures for checking compliance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-6-3

Shares whose holders, despite compliance with the formalities for convening general meetings, are unknown to the account keeper or have not been reached by the convening notices, for ten completed yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-6

I.-Personal data collected by the persons mentioned in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 in accordance with the procedures set out in the same articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 are processed automatically…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-6

The provisions relating to public offers mentioned in Article L. 433-3 do not apply to measures taken by the collège de résolution under this section.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-6

…al performers, the performers shall exercise the right of termination referred to in article L. 212-3-5 by mutual agreement.In the event of disagreement, it shall be for the civil court to rule.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Tasks that may be carried out by dispensing pharmacists

Article R5125-33-6

…es concerned, with a view to delivering a message that is appropriate and accessible to the public; 3° Participating in real-life evaluation of medicines, medical devices and therapeutic innovation in…

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