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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…prepares the work of the Board of Directors and in particular the school's draft budget, in accordance with the guidelines set by the State and the guidelines relating to equipment and operations set…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12

All open-ended loans, other than occasional loans, granted by a credit institution or finance company to a company may only be reduced or interrupted following written notification and the expiry of a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Interest on arrears, flat-rate compensation and additional compensation for recovery costs

Article L2192-12

Late payment occurs when the sums due to the creditor, who has fulfilled his legal and contractual obligations, are not paid by the contracting authority on the due date stipulated in the contract or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-12

…sions of articles R. 2192-13, R. 2192-17 and R. 2192-18, the payment period runs from the date of receipt of the request for payment by the contracting authority or, if the contract so provides, by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-121

When applying the 20% ratio mentioned in article R. 214-86 to the undertakings for collective real estate investment mentioned in article R. 214-120, account is also taken, for the application of III…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

…ons under which such a change of currency unit may be made.II. - When each share of a société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (open-ended real estate investment company) or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-127

For the purposes of certifying the accuracy of the periodic information referred to in article L. 214-53, the statutory auditor shall receive the information at least two weeks before the date schedul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-125

The annual accounts referred to in Article L. 214-50 shall be made available to the Statutory Auditor within forty-five days of the end of the financial year. The management report referred to in arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-122

…llective real estate investment resulting from the conversion or demerger of a société civile de placement immobilier may derogate from the provisions of article R. 214-86.When this derogation is used…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-126

…ore the date of the general meeting of the open-ended real estate investment company (société de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable) called to vote on the transaction or, in the…

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