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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-65

Notaries are prohibited, on pain of disciplinary sanctions, from sharing the price or the regulated tariff of their services with a third party or from accepting that a third party remit to them all o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-69

The emoluments for notarial services governed by this title determine the sums due to notaries, when they assist diplomatic and consular agents in the exercise by the latter of their notarial powers.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-61

Prior to signing the deeds for which they are responsible, notaries require a deposit sufficient to cover the corresponding fee and, where applicable, costs and disbursements.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-66

Notaries may not collect any revenue duty for the collection or custody of capital and securities deposited for the direct execution of a deed of sale or loan executed in their office. Notaries must,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authority cultural services

Article D1421-6

…services of local authorities are laid down by the provisions of article R. 522-2 and articles R. 523-24 to R. 523-29 of the Heritage Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties

Article R4162-6

At the end of the period set by the formal notice, the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment decides whether to apply the penalty referred to in article L. 41…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation

Article D2323-6

…ions. The authorisation specifies the method of carrying out the activity as defined in article D. 2323-1, the site of the lactarium and, where applicable, the location of the branches. It specifies t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition.

Article R4524-6

Employee representatives on the inter-company committee are appointed for a renewable term of three years. Their term of office ends as soon as they cease to be employee representatives on the social…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Sponsorship

Article R6523-6

The role of the mentor is to assist and inform the apprentice or young person benefiting from the professionalisation contract. This role complements the duties of the apprenticeship master or tutor a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6

…n or on order for professional use: 1° From a doctor ; 2° a dental surgeon, for dental purposes; or 3° A midwife, within the limits of the list mentioned in article L. 4151-4 ; 4° A biologist in charg…

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