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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

…finance companies, investment firms and members of clearing houses referred to in Article L. 440-2 .3 must publish their annual financial statements in accordance with the conditions set by the Autori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Replacement

Article L7223-3

…chairmen shall be held within one month, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles L. 7223-1 et L. 7223-2.In the event of the resignation of the president and all the vice-presidents, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Surety bonds

Article R23-3

If the person prosecuted is finally sentenced to pay damages, the public prosecutor shall inform the civil party of the existence of the bond and indicate the formalities to be completed to obtain pay…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-38

…tivities defined by decree, possibly specified by the declarant;2° The address of the establishment;3° In the absence of an establishment, the address of the business fixed to the residential premises…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General information

Article R313-3

The general information mentioned in article L. 313-6 are as follows: 1° The identity of the lender, or where applicable the credit intermediary, and the geographical address of the party providing th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-34

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, in the cases provided for in Articles L. 341-37, L. 341-38, L. 341-40 and L. 341-41, the lender or lessor may be deprived of the right to interest, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Conciliation

Article R4233-35

During the conciliation meeting, the parties and, where applicable, their representatives are heard by the conciliator(s). A report of total or partial conciliation or a report of non-conciliation is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R114-3

…ional du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. However, notwithstanding ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

…or in the event of an agreement not covering all of the points mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, the administrative authority shall approve the document drawn up by the employer mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-32

…ken for health monitoring purposes, accompanied by their health interpretation, as soon as possible;3° The summary document provided for in article D. 1332-21 giving a general description of the bathi…

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