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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-1

The provisions relating to the remuneration and costs and expenses of the liquidator are applicable to the agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9. The methods for calculat…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Reception, catering, accommodation and maintenance in collèges and lycées.

Article R1614-40-5

This paragraph sets out the conditions under which the départements, regions and the local authority of Corsica, pursuant to Article L. 1614-7, are required to continue compiling statistics relating t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-40-1

The mention of essentially derived varieties within the meaning of IV of article L. 623-4, whether or not covered by a plant variety certificate, identified by their variety denomination, may be regis…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-4-1

A victim who wishes to bring a civil action may declare:1° A personal address;2° The address of a third party, subject to the third party's express agreement. However, this agreement is not required w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-40

Information may only be transmitted to the competent services of the Member State that requested it with the prior authorisation of a magistrate whenever such authorisation is required in France to ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

People who are victims of one of the offences provided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-40-1

Members may also practise their profession within another company that does not confer the status of trader on them, in particular a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice provided for in Title IV b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-40

The minutes provided for in the twenty-sixth paragraph of l'article 41-2 précise :the nature of the alleged offences and their legal classification;the nature and quantum of the measures proposed purs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Courts dealing with secure detention

Article R53-8-40

The president of the chamber and the two councillors of the court of appeal who make up the regional court for secure detention belong to the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction this court sits.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV - GEOLOCALISATION

Article R53-40-3

If the liberty and custody judge does not grant the investigating judge's request, this request, the liberty and custody judge's decision, the public prosecutor's opinion and, where applicable, the in…

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