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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-12

If conciliation proceedings are opened, the debtor or the conciliator refers the request for debt remission to the commission mentioned in article D. 626-14, including by electronic means. This referr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-13

In the event of the opening of safeguard or receivership proceedings, the court-appointed administrator or the judicial representative shall refer, including by dematerialised means, the application f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-11

Debts due on the date of receipt of the application for remission, valid as a referral to the commission mentioned in Article D. 626-14, and due to the administrations, bodies and institutions mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article D626-15

The purpose of debt forgiveness is to facilitate the financial restructuring of a company in difficulty, the continuation of its economic activity and the maintenance of employment. Debt forgiveness i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1119

Until the reconstitution or restitution of the registers has been carried out, notarial acts which, at the termes de l'article 46 du code civil, peuvent suppléer tous les actes de l'état civil dont le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1812

1. Infringements of the law of 16 March 1915, amended by that of 17 July 1922 relating to the prohibition of the manufacture, wholesale and retail sale and circulation of absinthe and similar liqueurs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 E

I. - In the rural revitalisation areas mentioned in article 1465 A, the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by means of a general…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions for the application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article L711-1

Pursuant to Article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Code apply by operation of law in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion Island, subject to the provisions of Tit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-17

In the event of the termination of the local mandate of an elected member of the national council in respect of which he/she sits on that council, the national association of local elected representat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1213-11

Each ballot paper is placed in a double envelope. The outer envelope shall bear the words "Election of the members of the National Standards Assessment Board", an indication of the electoral college t…

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