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

Article A811-15

Two months before the date of the first test of the session, the committee will draw up the list of candidates admitted to sit the tests of the professional aptitude examination. Individual invitation…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-19

For the examination with option in civil matters, the oral tests comprise: 1° A test lasting thirty minutes comprising a ten-minute presentation on a subject relating to mandates in civil matters, fol…

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

Article A811-12

The selection board will draw up a list of candidates declared admitted. This list is published in the Journal officiel de la République française. The results are notified individually to each candid…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-17

I.-The lessor may refuse to renew the lease without being required to pay any compensation: 1° If he can prove a serious and legitimate reason against the outgoing tenant. However, in the case of eith…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-17

The State, its public establishments other than those of an industrial and commercial nature, local authorities, their public establishments and their groupings may only conclude a contract at provisi…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-17

I. - The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) decides on the application…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and operation

Article R5112-17

In addition to the Prefect, the specialised committee responsible for integration through economic activity, known as the Conseil départemental de l'insertion par l'activité économique, comprises: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-17

I.-Before any tobacco product is placed on the market, tobacco product manufacturers and importers must send a list of all the ingredients used in the manufacture of tobacco products and their emissio…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other conditions of access and practice

Article R519-17

I. - The guarantee provided for in article L. 519-4 is triggered by the default of the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services, without the guarantor being able to claim the benefit…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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