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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators and revision of the list.

Article R811-38

…ted party complies with and is able to comply with the provisions of the articles L. 811-10, L. 811-16 and L. 814-5.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-11

When accommodation is terminated pursuant to Articles L. 551-11, L. 551-12, L. 551-14 or L. 551-16, the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall immediately inform the manager of the place…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-21-1

…e credit institution is subject to one of the resolution measures provided for in Article L. 613-31-16.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Early repayment

Article L315-17

In the cases of repayment provided for in article L. 315-16, the lender is entitled to demand compensation which, without prejudice to the application of article 1231-5 of the Civil Code, exceed an am…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 BA

…ministration has drawn up a report of flagrance fiscale, under the conditions set out in Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, in respect of the year or financial year during which the rep…

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

Article R7122-17

…made; 2° A second part enabling the other obligations mentioned in articles L. 7122-24 and R. 7122-16 to be met.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-1

…nked to the statutory auditor within the meaning of Article 3(26) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, because of breaches of the provisions of Article L. 822-11-3 and to the provisions of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-17

The amount of the contribution provided for in article L. 213-16 is negotiated between the parties on fair, transparent and objective terms, so that it remains less than the difference between the cos…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D2192-1

…dard referred to in Article L. 2192-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Electronic invoicing standard

Article D2392-1

…dard referred to in Article L. 2392-3 is that set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of the European standard on electronic invoicing…

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