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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-3

Articles Appendix 4-7, Appendix 4-8 and Appendix 4-9 to this Title respectively specify:1° The list of services provided by judicial auctioneers, commercial court registrars, bailiffs, court administr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-74

…es of this code which set the amount; 2° For disbursements, the provisions of the annexed article 4-8 providing for them. No fee is payable for drafting and drawing up the statement of costs or, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-24

…icated to the persons cited in article R. 621-7 and is advertised as provided for in article R. 621-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Insolvency proceedings concerning members of a group of companies established in several Member States

Article R694-2

…It is subject to the publicity measures provided for in the first five paragraphs of Article R. 621-8. It may be appealed within ten days of its notification to the persons mentioned in the first para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-54

…nnual amount of the study and professional project allowance, provided for in II of article L. 1511-8 of this code, allocated by the local authorities, alone or jointly, may not exceed the annual emol…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-73

Where, pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article 30 of law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between munici…

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

Article D2321-10

The expenditure provided for in article D. 2321-8, whether financed from own resources or by borrowing, include under investments: 1° For establishments existing on 19 September 1971 or those under co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R2334-3-1

…on of l'article L. 2334-2. For the application of the fourth and last paragraphs of Article L. 5219-8, the resources retained for each public territorial establishment and for the commune of Paris cor…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition of committees

Article R2522-11

…ly devolved to the labour inspectorate, the committees or sections provided for in articles R. 2522-8 to R. 2522-10 also include a representative of the administration concerned. When the dispute conc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Weekly and Sunday rest periods

Article R3164-1

…on organisers; 4° Cafés, tobacconists and public houses; 5° Bakeries; 6° Pastry shops; 7° Butchers; 8° Delicatessens; 9° Cheese and dairy shops; 10° Fishmongers; 11° Shops selling natural flowers, gar…

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