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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-8

The persons referred to in 2° and 3° of article R. 814-58-6 as well as their authorised employees or the persons to whom authority has been given to carry out the dematerialised procedural acts in que…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-1

Subject to the provisions of this sub-section, the provisions of Title XXI of Book I of the Code of Civil Procedure apply to the electronic communication of procedural documents made possible by the e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-9

…pas au portail électronique en ce qui concerne les personnes mentionnées aux 1° et 2° de l'article R. 814-58-6.II. - The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of this…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…to the Appeal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudzou; 3° Article R. 710-1 does not apply;> and 4° Articles R. 711-3 to R. 711-5 and R. 751-1 to R. 751-9 do not apply…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Contract for the sale of travel and holidays.

Article R211-5

The information mentioned in 1°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 7° of article R. 211-4 communicated to the traveller forms part of the contract and may only be modified under the conditions defined in article L. 211-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-58

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6145-12 and R. 6145-13, the annual investment forecasts relating to the schools and training institutes mentioned in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 4: Declaration for the purpose of cancellation.

Article R123-51

Any registered trader shall apply through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and, within a period of one month before the total cessation of his commercial activity within the jurisdiction…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-51

The remuneration paid on shares representing the contributions provided for in 1° of Article R. 4381-34 may not exceed the rate on securities advances from the Banque de France less two points. The re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-50

Any member may, at any time, inspect the documents referred to in Article R. 4381-49, the minute books and the registers and documents held by the company. The right to inspect includes the right to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-56

The standard contract of association mentioned in 5° of article R. 212-54 provides in particular: 1° The reference price mentioned in article L. 212-29 or the guaranteed remuneration payment terms men…

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