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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-30

…s or au third paragraph of article L. 221-10 of the Mutual Code. Any decision to refuse is explicit and includes all the reasons for refusal. It shall specify, where applicable, any missing informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-30

The results of inspections and copies of health inspection or health inspection exemption certificates issued on behalf of the State are kept for a period of five years by the persons or bodies mentio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-30

…it comes to hold any, it must dispose of them within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and it may not, on their account, exercise voting rights. If a company other than a société par acti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-30

…ithdrawn by the Minister responsible for Sport, after consultation with the French National Olympic and Sports Committee and, when the discipline is specifically dedicated to disabled people, the Fren…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-30

The bearer of the separate warrant receipt may, even before maturity, pay the claim secured by the warrant. If the bearer of the warrant is not known or if, being known, he does not agree with the deb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300 bis

…ansactions include at least one of the following types of transport: a) The transport of passengers and, where applicable, their luggage by means of a chauffeur-driven transport vehicle, within the me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-30

…o paragraphs of Article L. 2224-13, l'article L. 2224-14, the first paragraph of article L. 2224-15 and the first paragraph of l'article L. 2224-16 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-30

The Minister of Justice may decide, within the jurisdiction of a commercial court and with the agreement of the court clerk or at his request, to create one or more branch registries. The decision lay…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article R1612-30

…ed for in article L. 1612-14, it shall inform the local authority or public establishment concerned and the State representative. The procedure provided for in articles R. 1612-27 and R. 1612-28 is ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-30

During the first quarter of each calendar year and in respect of the previous year, the president of the departmental council sends the prefect, using standardised forms: 1° A statistical statement of…

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