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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-5

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-25

…administrator;- persons who hold one of the qualifications or diplomas mentioned in article R. 811-7 and can provide evidence of at least fifteen years' professional accounting, legal or financial pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-22

…for revendication or restitution that has given rise to a decision by the juge-commissaire (number 7 of table 4-3); 3° Any proceedings brought or resumed before the industrial tribunal pursuant to ar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…of the Criminal Code; 4° The offences provided for by the articles L. 2339-1 to L. 2339-11, L. 2344-7 et L. 2353-13 of the Defence Code; 5° Offences under the articles 324-1 to 324-9 of the Criminal C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Public prosecution and investigating authorities

Article A1

…ques, pour la réalisation d'enquêtes concernant des accidents ou des types d'accidents déterminés ; 7° Departmental prefects for carrying out technical investigations into accidents and for carrying o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…to public entities and securities, deposits and exposures as defined in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7 ; 2° For the financing of these categories of loans, exposures, securities and deposits, to issue…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D614-2

…resentative;6° Three representatives of credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms;7° Three representatives of insurance companies;8° One representative of the national trade unions r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-3

…ing into account the specific geographical, demographic and seasonal characteristics of these areas;7° Includes, where applicable, a section devoted to the implementation of international health coope…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-2

…pt for the delivery of securities, units or shares under the conditions set out in article R. 132-5-7 includes the following information:a) The name and address of the contracting party ;b) The contra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-6

…ghts granted to civil parties in respect of discrimination punishable by the articles 225-2 and 432-7 of the Criminal Code and the articles L. 1146-1 and L. 1155-2 of the Labour Code, when they are co…

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