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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R822-14

…ay set up revenue and expenditure imprest accounts under the conditions set out in the decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 relating to revenue and imprest accounts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R763-11

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-18

…départements in that region under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 3334-16, the distribution is made in accordance with the terms below. The regional prefect chooses, from…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS TH…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Informing the driver of the rate scale for immediate payment of the parking charge and the amount of the post-parking charge

Article R2333-120-1

The system enabling immediate payment of the parking charge provided for in Article L. 2333-87, including in dematerialised form, informs the driver of: a) The immediate payment rate scale applicable…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

The identification of a person by his or her genetic fingerprints may only be sought:1° In the context of investigation or enquiry measures carried out in the course of legal proceedings;2° For medica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-18

Where the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the number of members of the Management Board referred to in Article L. 225-58 may be increased to seven by the articles of as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-19

…for in Article L. 225-63, is carried out in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-26.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Language of filings.

Article R123-120-1

Where the company has its registered office in one of the Member States of the European Community or parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the deeds and documents may, at its request…

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