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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-17

…n order temporarily suspending proceedings against one of the persons referred to in Article R. 613-16, the court clerk shall forward this information, in writing and without delay, to the Autorité de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6361-18

…l funds, budget documents are presented under the conditions defined in articles L. 2313-1, D. 6361-16 and D. 6361-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article D6261-18

…l funds, budget documents are presented under the conditions defined in articles L. 2313-1, D. 6261-16 and D. 6261-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-14

The employer shall make the compulsory declarations referred to in article L. 7122-23 by means of the single, simplified declaration referred to in article R. 7122-16, under the conditions laid down i…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-43

…R. 221-16 to R. 221-19. This document is served on the first distraining creditor and the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R1524-2

…ords: "in article R. 243-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in article 1 of decree no. 98-1162 of 16 December 1998 laying down the rules applicable to the recovery of resources…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…enty audiovisual works and which are not mainly devoted to the programmes mentioned in V of article 1609 sexdecies B of the General Tax Code;4° Comply with the obligations to which the services are su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-7

…rovided for in II to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2122-1 to D. 2122-3 decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 D. 2122-4 decree no. 2000-1250 of 18 December 2000 D. 2122-5 to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R211-1

…under the conditions defined in articles R. 122-13 to R. 122-15, to I, III and IV of article R. 122-16, and in Article R. 122-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-24

…ance that may be allocated to a regional councillor of the same region, pursuant to article L. 4135-16..

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