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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-14

The balance sheet of the individual limited liability entrepreneur or, where applicable, the document or documents resulting from the simplified accounting obligations provided for in the second parag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-8

The Chairman or Secretary General of the Autorité des marchés financiers may order the suspension or dismissal of a person referred to in Article L. 421-7, if that person no longer fulfils the conditi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Bodies

Article L5842-21

I. - The provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Corrective measures, restrictions on use, interruption of distribution, exemptions, information and advice for consumers

Article R1321-27

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 1321-47, when the quality limits are not complied with and whether or not this non-compliance is attributable to the private distribution system, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-9

The observation period opened by the judgment may be renewed, pursuant to Article L. 621-3, for a maximum period of six months.The president shall set the case on the court's roll no later than ten da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-13

In application of the provisions of Article L. 811-5,are exempt from the examination for access to the professional training period: 1° Judicial representatives who have practised their profession for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Appointment, challenge and dismissal of statutory auditors.

Article R823-5

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 823-6 and L. 823-7, the president of the commercial court shall rule in accordance with the accelerated procedure on the merits on the challenge or removal fro…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-1

JURISDICTIONS COMPETENT TO HEAR IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE L. 420-7, PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE NOT TRADERS OR CRAFTSMENJURISDICTION OF THE COURTS judicial RESSORTMarseille.The jurisdiction of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5211-13-3

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses carried out according to the rules of common law by public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation gives rise to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article L611-7-1

Where the inventor is a natural person who is not covered by Article L. 611-7 and who is hosted under an agreement by a public or private legal person carrying out research, the right to the industria…

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