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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Mergers involving joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-10

…d subject to the incompatibilities with regard to the participating companies set out in Article L. 822-11-3, draw up, under their responsibility, a written report on the terms of the merger.The merge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-1

…r of his obligations to deliver goods or provide a guarantee or his obligation to supply a service; 8° Granting the trader the right to terminate the contract at his discretion, without granting the s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European standardised information sheet

Article R313-4

…6° The amount of each instalment;> and 7° The indicative repayment schedule, where applicable;> and 8° Additional obligations; 9° Early repayment; 10° Variable features; 11° Other rights of the borrow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Local authorities, local public bodies and local public companies

Article 1042

…articles L. 2251-1 to L. 2251-4, L. 2253-1, L. 3231-1, L. 3231-6, L. 3232-4, and the 5°, 6°, 7° and 8° of article L. 4211-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales, provided that the resolutio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L764-2

…741-2, L. 741-10 and L. 742-1, the words "forty-eight hours" are replaced by the words "five days"; 8° In Article L. 742-3, the words "forty-eight hours" are replaced by the words "five days"; 9° In A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

…on;2° Les dépenses relatives aux indemnités de fonction prévues aux articles L. 4135-15 to L. 4135-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in Article L. 4135-12 as well as th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes.

Article R123-37

…is registered in a public register, the place of registration and the unique identification number ;8° The surname, usual name, pseudonym, forenames, date and place of birth, domicile, where different…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-3

…nd place of filing of the draft articles of association; > The number of shares to be subscribed to 8° The number of shares to be subscribed for in cash and the amount immediately due, including any s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers

Article L5842-22

…ste; "6° Collection and processing of vegetable waste; "7° Collection and treatment of waste water; 8° In communities of communes whose member communes are scattered over several islands, transport be…

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