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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-24

The president of the court may make use of the provisions of the fifth paragraph of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Receipts and warrants

Article R522-24

In addition to the ordinary trade books and the book of receipts and warrants, the administration of the general shop shall keep a counterfoil book intended to record the deposits that may be made to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Interrupted proceedings and pending order proceedings.

Article R641-24

…9, the funds are remitted to the liquidator for distribution. If the judicial liquidation is pronounced during an observation period, the mandataire judiciaire shall remit them to the liquidator for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-24

Interconsular groupings may be declared concessionaires of public works or entrusted with public services under the same conditions as territorial chambers of commerce and industry. The concession may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Failure to balance the budget (R)

Article R1612-24

…transmission provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1612-9 is not adopted in real balance, the State representative shall refer the matter to the regional audit chamber, in accordance wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-24

…nsible for the recovery of any undue payments and it is within its powers to pursue compulsory enforcement and take precautionary measures, it may not rely on an enforcement order issued by the princi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-24

…rms drawn up by the régies, companies, associations and their establishments, authorised in accordance with Article L. 2223-23, must comply with the provisions set out in the articles R. 2223-25 à R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2334-24

…awarded if execution of the operation has begun before the date on which the grant application is received by the competent authority. Commencement of execution of the operation is constituted by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-24

The expert opinion provided for by article 706-115 may be entrusted to an expert psychiatrist or to a doctor on the list provided for by article 431 of the Civil Code. In both cases, the provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-24

Any correspondence or advertising, regardless of the medium, from an intermediary acting in this capacity shall indicate his name or corporate name, his business address or that of his registered offi…

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