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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-3

The official receiver or, if he has ceased to hold office, the president of the court, on the observations of the liquidator and the agent, shall determine, after obtaining the opinion of the public p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-2

The official receiver shall determine how the funds paid into a deposit account at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations are to be used to carry out this mission.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5 - Multi-year impact study of operating expenditure linked to exceptional investment operations

Article D1611-35

…holds: 1° For communes and inter-communal cooperation establishments with a population of less than 5,000, the threshold is set at 150% of actual operating revenue; 2° For communes and inter-communal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-186

The authentication provided for in article 56 of the aforementioned decree no. 2009-1193 of 7 October 2009, as well as legalisation as part of a separate application to the land register, gives rise t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-180

…French civil legislation in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle Introductory claim 75.45 € Appointment of proxy abroad 26.41 € b) Acts and formalities taken in application of article 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-181

…tification to creditors of the sale order at the request of the court or the liquidator, a fee of €15.09 per notification.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-176

Pursuant to the second paragraph of article R. 444-4, services rendered pursuant to provisions of local law applicable in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle give rise to the collectio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-184

A fixed fee of €98.10 is charged for appeals relating to land registers, certificates of inheritance, executor's certificates, certificates of non-damages, associations, compulsory execution, compulso…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-185

The drawing up of a power of attorney in matters of judicial partition, forced execution, submission to forced execution in a deed, and forced administration gives rise to the collection of a fixed fe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-178

…the collection of the fees provided for in the table below: Description of service Fee a) Drafting 75.46 € Application for the issue of: b) an heir's certificate or an executor's certificate d) of the…

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