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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Seaports (R).

Article R1614-26

Agreements between the State and the territorial authority or grouping of territorial authorities may provide for: 1° The transmission of computer media complying with the specifications of national i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Applicable charges

Article L133-26

…for the revocation by the payer of a direct debit mandate within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012, except in the case provided…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-26

In the absence of a declaration within the time limits provided for in Article L. 622-24, creditors shall not be admitted to distributions and dividends unless the official receiver relieves them of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-26

I. - Pursuant to article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 referred to in II of article R. 613-25, the judicial representative shall notify known creditors that they are required to declare…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

…at the time of the divorce proceedings. Enjoyment of the marital home by only one of the spouses remains gratuitous until the application for divorce, unless the judge decides otherwise.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-264

The dental surgeon may welcome into his practice, even in non-emergency situations, all patients who fall within the scope of his practice, regardless of who their treating dental surgeon is. If patie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-26

In principle, members of the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel may only be released from their commitments to the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel after liquidation of the operations in progress at t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-26

The report on the management of the group sets out the position of the group made up of the undertakings included in the consolidation, its foreseeable development, the significant events that have oc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Declaration of claims.

Article R641-26

Litigation and civil enforcement proceedings suspended pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 622-28 shall be pursued at the initiative of the creditors benefiting from guarantees mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R722-26

The declaration of interests may be consulted by the judge concerned as well as by the authority to which the declaration was submitted.The confidentiality of these declarations does not prevent them…

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