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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-15

The period provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 236-14 is three months from the last publication formality or the sending of the simple or registered letter provided for in article R. 236…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-12

The request for rectification or deletion must, on pain of inadmissibility, be sent by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by declaration to the court registry. This request is addres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resignation to raise a child

Article R1225-19

Priority hiring proposals made by the employer in accordance with Article L. 1225-67 are sent to the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Any refusal by the employee of these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-15

If the college does not find that there is a functional impairment attributable to benfluorex, the Office will inform the claimant and the persons against whom the proceedings have been brought, as we…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-57

The declaration provided for in article L. 321-24 shall be in writing. It is sent, within the time limit stipulated in the same article, to the Conseil des Maisons de Vente by registered letter with a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article R694-7

For the purposes of implementing Article L. 694-8, the mandataire de justice who does not follow the recommendations of the collective coordination programme shall inform the juge-commissaire of his r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R752-5

Three months before the end of the period specified in the last paragraph of article L. 773-17, the Office des postes et télécommunications will notify account holders or their beneficiaries of the fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R753-5

Three months before the end of the period set out in the last paragraph of article L. 774-17, the Office des postes et télécommunications will notify account holders or their beneficiaries of the forf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline

Article R811-45

The judicial administrator subject to disciplinary proceedings is summoned to appear by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt at least fifteen days in advance. The summons shall specify, o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of movable property by public auction

Article A321-31

Individual invitations stating the day, time and place of the test are sent to each candidate at least fifteen days in advance by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any other equi…

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