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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-6

Any security or guarantee may be taken, registered, managed and enforced by a security agent, who acts in his own name for the benefit of the creditors of the secured obligation.The security agent is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment of training costs

Article L6323-24

The account may be used by jobseekers looking for work in a European Union Member State other than France if they are not registered with the institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1, subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-24

Where the authorised body is responsible for the recovery of any undue payments and it is within its powers to pursue compulsory enforcement and take precautionary measures, it may not rely on an enfo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-24

…entieth of the cooperative's operating surpluses is deducted annually to form a reserve fund. The remainder of the operating surplus is, by decision of the Members' Meeting, placed in reserve, or dist…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-24

When the authorising officer and the public accountant do not belong to the same legal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-24

…the elements of the application for authorisation or for the opinion defined in II of article R. 2324-18 as well as those in I of article R. 2324-19, or to one of the mentions in the authorisation or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article R213-24

Within one month of their approval by the General Meeting, all bond-issuing associations shall file with the court clerk's office, for inclusion in the Trade and Companies Register, the annual financi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Judgement

Article R1454-24

In the absence of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman called upon to chair the meeting of the Judicial Council, the chair may be exercised by a councillor belonging to the assembly to which the defaulting C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4031-24

The National Commission shall take all measures necessary for the organisation of the electoral operations, and in particular shall: 1° Draw up the electoral lists and rule on any complaints relating…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-24

The declaration of priority provided for in 1 of Article L. 612-7 shall include the date of the earlier filing, the State in or for which it was made, and the number assigned to it. The declaration of…

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