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

Article A811-18

The written test for the option in commercial matters, lasting five hours, is designed to deal with a case file relating to one of the tasks likely to be entrusted to a court-appointed administrator r…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D411-6-1

…in full discharge of the holiday vouchers if the average remuneration of the beneficiaries over the last three months preceding the allocation is less than the social security ceiling assessed on a mo…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-31-1

…the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan does not end until payment of the last instalment provided for in the plan, if this is later than the instalment stipulated by the par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-42

…the conditions provided for in Article 230-40, unless the request and the report referred to in the last paragraph of this same article have been added to the file pursuant to l'article 230-41.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-82

…in respect of the capital gains mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-81 must be paid before the last day of the sixth month following the disposal of the aforementioned assets.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-2

…cases, the enforcement agent proceeds electronically via the information system provided for in the last paragraph of article 7-2 of law no. 90-449 of 31 May 1990 aimed at implementing the right to ho…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Warranty in the event of eviction.

Article 1640

…grounds of eviction ceases when the purchaser has allowed himself to be condemned by a judgment of last resort, or whose appeal is no longer admissible, without calling his seller, if the latter prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Growth market for small and medium-sized enterprises

Article L424-6

…n has been less than an amount set by decree on the basis of end-of-calendar-year listings over the last three calendar years.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-21-6

The provisions of articles R. 211-21-1 to R. 211-21-5 do not apply in the cases mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 211-14 and to the persons mentioned in articles R. 211-22 and R. 211-23.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-25

The amount of the direct grant may be subject to a reduction fixed at the time of the last payment, taking into account the total amount of public financial aid granted, the ceiling mentioned in artic…

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