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Showing 40414050 of 18855 articles for Art. CE 8-7-2005 n° 253291

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-71

…monthly and within a reasonable time before the payment date, an updated statement of the performance of the revolving credit agreement, making clear reference to the previous statement and specifyin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

Investments for the purpose of building, renovating, restructuring or making accessible as provided for in articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation for the ben…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article R53-8-15

…nt referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 53-8-13 is delivered in person by the person concerned either to the police station or gendarmerie unit where he or she lives, or to the departmenta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8-1

…er shall be referred to the court by means of a writ of summons for the purpose of extending the proceedings or reuniting the assets of the entrepreneur or, where applicable, in the forms and accordin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

This Title shall apply to proceedings concerning the following offences: 1° Crimes of murder or assassination provided for in articles 221-1 to 221-4 of the Penal Code, when committed on a minor or wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Gender equality in the workplace

Article R2242-7

…ty referred to in article L. 2242-8 is that for the whole month following the end of the formal notice referred to in article R. 2242-3. The penalty is due for each full month from the end of the form…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R50-7

Admission to the benefit of legal aid before the commission may be granted by the office established near the judicial court. The application for legal aid interrupts the time limits provided for in t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Export transactions

Article R442-8-10

…of cover pursuant to e of 1° of article L. 432-2 to companies authorised to carry out credit insurance operations in France for guarantees granted by these companies to companies in the following two…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-1

…tion followed, where applicable, by the acronym, the activity and the address of the registered office as well as the birth name and, where applicable, use name, first names, date, place of birth, nat…

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