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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L917-1-1

I.-The provisions relating to professional categories and sub-categories set out in Section 3 of Chapter III of Title I of Book VII do not apply. II.-The electors of the Chamber of Agriculture, Commer…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés d'aggloméra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-28-1

By way of derogation from Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-23, the natural persons mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 123-16-1 may not draw up a balance sheet and profit and loss account if t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-12

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-19 to L. 217-20 relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Special provisions for works of art

Article L1616-1

The communes, départements and regions must devote 1% of the amount of the investment to the insertion of works of art in all buildings that were subject, on 23 July 1983, the date of publication of l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-16-1

The inter-company occupational health and prevention service communicates to its members and to the regional occupational health and prevention committee and makes public: 1° Its range of services as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

…d for in that Article, the following compulsory statement: The share fixed contractually in article n°..... of the partnership contract or of the contract mentioned in the first paragraph of article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-13-1

Within Pôle emploi, fraud prevention officers are sworn in and approved under conditions defined by order of the Minister for Employment. In the event of an infringement of the provisions of this code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-10

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-10

The financing requirement or surplus of the investment section recorded at the end of the financial year is made up of the outturn balance corrected for outstanding commitments.The outturn balance of…

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