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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Assistance with acceptance procedures and the implementation of the completion guarantee

Article D2171-14

The project management team is involved in the acceptance process and the implementation of the completion guarantee. It is therefore involved in:1° Pre-acceptance operations;2° Monitoring reservation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Reduction of bases in Corsica

Article 1472 A ter

The bases of the business property tax levied in Corsica for the benefit of the communes and their groupings are multiplied by a coefficient equal to 0.75.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-5

The remand in custody of a person who, during questioning by the investigating judge prior to referral to the liberty and custody judge, makes it known that that he/she has sole parental authority ove…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Injunction to do.

Article 1425-8

The court, in the event of total or partial non-fulfilment of the injunction to do which it has issued, shall rule on the claim, after attempting to reconcile the parties. It hears, within the limits…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Designation of the Assize Court hearing the appeal

Article 380-14

After taking written observations from the public prosecutor and the parties or their lawyers, the first president of the court of appeal shall designate the assize court responsible for deciding the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-14

The contract of incorporation or the articles of association, as the case may be, may make the management lease of a business or a craft business in the general shop subject to the approval of the ten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-14

Approval of a union of associations does not automatically entail approval of the associations that make it up. In the event of a merger of associations, at least one of which is approved, approval mu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2342-14

The composition of the consortium may be changed up to the date of signature of the public contract, in the event of a company restructuring operation, in particular a takeover, merger or acquisition,…

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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 Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-12

The accounting officer is required to exercise: 1° As regards revenue, control:-authorisation to collect revenue;collection of debts and the regularity of reductions and cancellations of revenue order…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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