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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory

Article A123-62

Savings and provident institutions file the annual financial statements, the decision on the allocation of profits, the annual report of the general manager or the management board, the annual report…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Risk assessment

Article R4433-6

…employer shall determine the measures to be taken in accordance with Articles R. 4432-3 and R. 4434-6, as well as the provisions of Chapters IV and V. The employer shall consult the Social and Economi…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General obligations

Article R322-6

The operator of an establishment mentioned in article L. 322-1 is required to inform the Prefect : a) Any serious accident ; b) Any situation which presents or has presented serious risks in terms of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-69

…h a false date, or who draws a cheque on a person other than a banker, is liable to a fine of up to 6% of the amount for which the cheque is drawn, but not less than 0.75 euros.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article L314-6

A usurious loan is any conventional loan granted at an overall effective rate that exceeds, at the time it is granted, by more than one third, the average effective rate charged during the previous qu…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-6

…efinitive admission of claims provisionally admitted pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 622-24 and which have been the subject of a writ of execution or are no longer contested. When the o…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

…cable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their application in New Caledo…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-2

…ing the person from colluding with other persons likely to be their co-perpetrators or accomplices; 6° Guaranteeing the implementation of measures intended to put a stop to the crime or offence.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to offences not giving rise to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-6

…fences relating to stopping or parking vehicles which are punishable by articles R. 417-1 to R. 417-6 and R. 417-10 to R. 417-13 of the Highway Code, when they are subject to the fixed fine procedure,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditions of application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article R711-6

…Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent values expressed in CFP francs;6° References to the Banque de France are replaced by references to the Institut d'émission d'outre-…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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