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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-36

After the payment to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations made pursuant to article L. 626-22, provisional payments may be made under the conditions defined in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1511-32

The percentage limit mentioned in the second paragraph of articles L. 2252-1, L. 3231-4 and L. 4253-1 and whose elements are defined in articles D. 1511-30 and D. 1511-31 is set at 50%.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-34

The sale is advertised by posters indicating the place, day and time of the sale and the nature of the assets seized. The posters shall be affixed at the town hall of the municipality in which the dis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-36

When the operator of a cinema within the scope of 2° of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-2

Parrogation à l'article 31, the president of the court of first instance or the judge in charge of the detached section has sole authority to issue a certificate of French nationality to any person wh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-37

Any breach of the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Chapter, of Chapter II of this Title, of directly applicable European provisions on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article A37-33

I.-On the reverse, entitled: "Information", appear, at the top of the document: 1° The reproduction, preceded by the mention: "The texts below are extracts, for their entirety, refer to the various co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-36

Subject to the modification of the conditions for advertising the sale provided for by the judgment delivered pursuant to the provisions of article R. 742-28 or article R. 742-31, the forced sale is a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-32

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-26, R. 2122-28, R. 2122-29 and R. 2122-31 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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