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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-28

Articles R. 752-16 to R. 752-18 apply to the procedure provided for in article L. 752-4.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-8

Expenditure eligible for the grant includes: a) The payment of holiday allowances to agents responsible for listing buildings that do not correspond to any address, as well as to agents responsible fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-10

At the end of each financial year, the Prefect draws up, for each municipality and on the basis of the information collected, an annualised balance sheet of all the operations carried out, which summa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-9

The mayor draws up a certificate stating that the expenditure has been paid. This certificate is stamped by the commune's accountant and then sent to the prefect, who pays the commune an amount of gra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article R2563-7

The exceptional allocation provided for in article L. 2563-2-2 is paid to the communes under the conditions set out in this sub-section.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe III

…place of birth, domicile), undivided owner with Mr./I hereby declare, in accordance with article L. 526-11 of the French Commercial Code: - that I give my agreement to the allocation by Mr./Mrs.Mr/Mrs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe II

…l regime providing for community of property between spouses,declare, in accordance with article L. 526-11 of the French Commercial Code:- give my agreement to the allocation by M./Mme (delete as appr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe I

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-32

The examination to test knowledge is organised at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set by the Minister of Justice and published four months before the date of the first test…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-33

Two months before the date of the first test of the session, the Commission will draw up a list of candidates admitted to sit the knowledge-testing examination. Individual invitations specifying the d…

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