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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-18

Where the drawer has indicated in the bill of exchange a place of payment other than that of the drawee's domicile, without designating a third party with whom payment is to be made, the drawee may in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L644-5

The court shall pronounce the closure of the judicial liquidation at the latest within six months of the decision ordering or deciding on the application of the simplified procedure, with the debtor h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-37

If the reserves constituted by undistributed profits or capital gains due to the members' industry so permit, the share capital is periodically increased. The shares created for this purpose are distr…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L522-5

Before any decision is taken, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs shall inform the respondent in writing of the sanction envisaged against it, indicating that…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-3

The total duration of the measures mentioned in article L. 733-1 may not exceed seven years. Measures may, however, exceed this period when they concern the repayment of loans taken out for the purcha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Administrative tax commissions and tax abuse committee

Article 1653 BA

The chairman of the conciliation commission provided for in Article 1653 A may call upon, at the taxpayer's request and expense, any person whose expertise is likely to enlighten the commission. The c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION TO FRENCH TERRITORY

Article R311-1

An order of the minister responsible for immigration sets the list of documents provided for in article L. 311-1 under cover of which foreign nationals may be admitted to France.The admission to Frenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-25-1

In arrondissement councils, the limit set in article L. 2511-25 may be exceeded with a view to the creation of deputy posts with primary responsibility for one or more neighbourhoods, although their n…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pledges on immovable property.

Article 2381

…he principal of the debt. He is obliged, on pain of forfeiture, to provide for the conservation and maintenance of the property and may use the fruits collected for this purpose before setting them of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2306

Where several persons have stood surety for the same debt, they are each liable for the whole. Nevertheless, the one who is being sued may set up the benefit of division against the creditor. The cred…

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