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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-30

…lating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-30

…he Public Prosecutor, the person sought or of its own motion, shall give a ruling in chambers which may only be appealed to the Supreme Court at the same time as the ruling authorising the surrender p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-30

…the court decision became final, to sell his shares under the conditions set out in articles R. 6223-26 to R. 6223-28. In the case of a partner registered on the roll of a professional association, t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-21

…appointed, where applicable, by the president of the tribunal judiciaire, ruling on a petition.They may be assisted, in the performance of their mission, by one or more experts of their choice. The fe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R321-30

…sional training, or refuse to issue the certificate. Authorisation to repeat the second year's work may be granted only once.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-30

…of all or part of the business or liquidation, the administrator, debtor or liquidator, as the case may be, is required to establish a separate lot for each audiovisual work that may be the subject of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Alternative care structures to hospitalisation

Article D6124-304

The care structures mentioned in article D. 6124-301 are required to organise continuity of care outside their opening hours, including Sundays and public holidays. To this end, they must equip themse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-30

As an exception to the provisions of Article L. 236-29, it may be stipulated that the companies benefiting from the contribution will only be liable for that part of the liabilities of the company con…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-30

Any natural or legal person registered in the register referred to in article L. 141-3 must hold a financial guarantee issued by a single guarantor. The financial guarantee extends to activities carri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-30

The defendant shall have, on pain of inadmissibility noted ex officio, a period of three months from the notification of the claimant's pleadings referred to in Article R. 411-29 to file his pleadings…

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