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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of creditors.

Article R643-13

…of the expiry of the time limit for appeal and in the event of an appeal within eight days of service of the judgment, the liquidator shall finally settle the order of disputed claims and subsequent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article R633-5

Pursuant to Article L. 633-7, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or, where applicable, the Autorité des marchés financiers, as coordinator, shall provide the Joint Committee of Europ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-141

…ons provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 143-11-7 of the French Labour Code, he shall receive the remuneration set for them by the tariff for judicial administrators in commercial matters…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R811-63

When the number of court-appointed administrators practising within the firm falls below half the number of salaried court-appointed administrators, the owner of the firm has a period of one year to c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the regional cooperation fund for French Guiana

Article R7153-1

…es in the region. The representative of the State in French Guyana is the secondary authorising officer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Avoidance of conflicts of interest

Article R7123-17

…on and €7,500 for a legal entity, and €3,000 and €15,000 respectively in the event of a repeat offence.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties.

Article L1324-3

…fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Offering or selling to the public water for human consumption, including ice, without ensuring that the water or ice is fit for consumption or use; 2° Using water unfit for c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions required to practise as an orthopaedic technician

Article D4364-10-1

…rior to publication of the orders provided for in Article D. 4364-7, hold diplomas, qualifications, certificates or attestations defined by order of the Minister for Health ;2° Among practising profes…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Effects of curatorship and guardianship on the protection of the person

Article 461

The person under curatorship may not, without the assistance of the curator, sign the agreement by which he or she enters into a civil solidarity pact. No assistance is required during the joint decla…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-1

…jury responsible for all training courses and qualifications: - for each entry in the professional certificate, the professional diploma, the State diploma and the higher State diploma for youth, pop…

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