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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-13

…to offer its shares to the public, or which intends to make one of the offers referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or article L. 411-2-1 of the same code, ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article D2335-17

…ilding and housing code, or articles L. 1311-4, L. 1331-22 to L. 1331-30 of the public health code; 2° A general police measure taken on the basis of article L. 2212-2 of the present code; Also eligib…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure for awarding global contracts applicable to purchasers subject to Book IV

Article R2171-15

When the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the formal procedure thresholds, purchasers subject to Book IV award design-build or performance contracts using one of the proc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement.

Article L5134-101

…s and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, as well as their public establishments; 2° Local public educational establishments; 3° Public health establishments 4° Offices publics d'hab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-20-1

An employee employed by a public entity that does not pay the contribution mentioned in article L. 6331-1 may use his personal training account in application of article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-10

The call to creditors provided for in Article L. 741-8 shall be published by the registry of the judicial court in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 723-2.Failing agreement between…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-23

The professional practice standard relating to obtaining an understanding of and making use of the work of the internal audit, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: PROFESSIONAL PRACT…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-50

…sed third party, where applicable after validation by the authorities referred to in sub-section 2; 2° Or the transmission of information or documents by the authorities referred to in sub-section 2 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

…ns relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities, known as "UCITS" ;2° Funds covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 201…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R155

…d enforcement orders provided for in Article 529-2, paragraph 2, of the Code of Criminal Procedure; 2° With the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor or the Attorney General as the case may be, a cop…

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