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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Applications for authorisation, registration and declaration

Article R1333-134

The declaration is submitted, or the application for registration, renewal of registration, authorisation or renewal of authorisation is submitted, by the person responsible for the nuclear activity,…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-5

…the creditor, defer or stagger, up to a maximum of two years, the payment of the sums due.By special reasoned decision, he may order that the sums corresponding to the deferred instalments shall bear…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-1

When an obligation to pay a sum of money bears interest, the debtor is discharged by paying the principal and interest. Partial payment is set off against the interest first.Interest is granted by law…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-3

Payment in France of an obligation to pay a sum of money is made in euros. However, payment may be made in another currency if the obligation thus denominated arises from an international transaction…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions relating to money market instruments

Article 1343-4

Failing any other designation by law, the contract or the judge, the place of payment of the obligation to pay a sum of money is the creditor's domicile.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme.

Article R214-134

Any person may, at any time, obtain a certified copy of the company's Articles of Association in force on the date of the request from the company's registered office. Attached to this copy is a docum…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-134

Delegations of claims (numbers 119 to 121 of table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of perfect delegations, a fee proportional to the total sum delegated:a) Where it takes place by sep…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-4

If there are several compensable debts, the rules for charging payments are transposable.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-3

The grace period does not preclude compensation.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules

Article 1347-5

A debtor who has taken unreserved note of the assignment of the claim may not set up against the assignee the set-off that he could have set up against the assignor.

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