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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-1

The application to open receivership proceedings is filed by the legal representative of the legal entity or by the individual debtor at the registry of the competent court.Attached to this applicatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Expenditure

Article L3664-1

Metropole de Lyon is obliged to:1° Expenditure relating to the operation of the deliberative bodies and the upkeep of the Hôtel de la Métropole;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Execution of investigative measures.

Article 168

The judge shall give a ruling on the spot if the difficulty arises in the course of a transaction in which he is carrying out or assisting. In all other cases, the judge seised without form shall fix…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Applications for nullity of marriage

Article 187

In all cases where, in accordance with Article 184, an action for nullity may be brought by all those who have an interest in it; it may not be brought by collateral relatives, or by children born of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1009

The First President, or his delegate, at the request of one of the parties or of his own motion, may, after obtaining the opinion of the Public Prosecutor, reduce the time limits laid down for the fil…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1438

The party may obtain a copy of an unregistered or imperfect document; he must apply to the president of the judicial court. The request shall be made by petition.In the event of refusal or silence on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative appeal

Article R1253-13

The appeal provided for in Article R. 1253-12 shall be lodged within one month of notification of the disputed decision. The decision shall be notified to the applicant by registered letter with ackno…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence.

Article R512-10

I.-Subject to the provisions of articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-12, the intermediaries referred to in 3° and 4° of I of article R. 511-2 and the employees referred to in a and c to f of 5° of the same ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

I.-A.-Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of the article 4 B, is entitled to a reduction in income tax on the property it rents out, subject to the following conditions: 1° The property…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-15

The creation of these shares gives rise to the application of articles L. 225-8, L. 225-10, L. 225-14, L. 225-147, L. 22-10-53 and L. 22-10-54 relating to special advantages when shares are issued to…

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