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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-46-1

Decisions by the bondholders as a body are taken at a general meeting. However, these decisions may also be taken following a written consultation, including by electronic means, if the contract of is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pledge of goods represented by a storage receipt

Article R522-24-4

…shall provide the following information: 1° Designation of the pledgor and the creditor: a) In the case of a natural person: surname, first names, date and place of birth, place of residence and, whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L312-4

…ehalf of and in accordance with the instructions of these authorities, the depositors of a branch located in France of an institution which is covered by a deposit guarantee scheme of this State.IV. -…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose

Article L515-4

…ion with a guarantee transaction and in direct relation thereto, without however requiring the applicant for a guarantee to accept an advisory service. The guarantee may be given by the guarantee or e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-4

The shareholders' equity referred to in 2° of article L. 3324-1 includes capital, additional paid-in capital linked to share capital, reserves, retained earnings, provisions which have been taxed as w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-4

If the claims cannot be paid in full or in part from the funds available, the guarantee institutions referred to in article L. 3253-14 shall pay the funds upon presentation by the foreign liquidator o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article R450-4

…her person for whom access to connection data appears necessary to the investigation or, where applicable, the telephone number, IP address or any other connection data in the possession of the invest…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

…aimed at strengthening inter-municipal cooperation. To this end, it hears representatives of the local authorities concerned, at their request. The State representative in the department consults it…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-49-2

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 3: Invalidity of auctions

Article R322-49-1

In the absence of a valid higher bid and where the certificate mentioned in article…

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