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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-62

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 613-50-8, when the activities of the bridge institution are terminated under the conditions provided for in III of Article L. 613-53-4, any liquidatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article A123-21

…ided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 123-63, the associations mentioned in article L. 213-8 of the Monetary and Financial Code and which are registered in the Trade and Companies Register ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article A814-1

The professional rules established, pursuant to article R. 814-3, by the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires and approved by the Garde des sceaux, Minister…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-9

…'article 121-2 of the Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 1337-8 are liable, in addition to a fine in accordance with article 131-38 of the French Penal Code, to a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Secondment of employees to trade union organisations

Article L2135-7

With his express agreement and under the conditions set out in article L. 2135-8, an employee may be made available to a trade union organisation or an employers' association mentioned in article L. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-6

…nd information recorded in the electronic portal provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 814-2 are as follows: 1° In the case of debtors subject to safeguard, receivership or compulsory liq…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations

Article R5215-5

…econdary schools and special education, to which the provisions of section 2 of title II of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-4

…33-1, with educational establishments, training organisations or companies; 7° Investment projects; 8° Information published each year in application of article L. 6111-8.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 374

…cution of its decision, if this has been requested, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 380-8. However, provisional enforcement of investigative measures is de jure.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers of the delegated federations

Article R131-35

…ed to in article R. 131-33 are issued in accordance with the procedure laid down in articles R. 142-8 to R. 142-11 and in compliance with the provisions of the last two paragraphs of article R. 131-33…

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