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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Statutory Auditors.

Article L820-3

I.-With a view to his appointment, the statutory auditor shall inform in writing the person or entity whose accounts he proposes to certify of his membership of a national or international network who…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

The Board of Directors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the laboratory. In particular, it deliberates on: 1° The general conditions of organisation and operation of the laboratory;…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

This commission comprises: 1° A chairman and a vice-chairman appointed by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, the economy, civil security and overseas departments and territories…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L773-6

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22-2

Until the next general renewal of the municipal councils following their creation, new municipalities whose creation order has been issued as of 2 January 2022 benefit, in respect of each of the parts…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-20

Articles R. 643-21 and R. 643-22 are applicable when the court pronounces the closure of the professional recovery procedure without liquidation. The judicial representative or the person chosen on th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Mediation of consumer disputes

Article L612-3

Mediation of consumer disputes is subject to the obligation of confidentiality set out in the Article 21-3 of Law no. 95-125 of 8 February 1995 on the organisation of the courts and civil, criminal an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-7

…s relating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the décret n° 2012-1246 du 7 novembre 2012 relatif à la gestion budgétaire et comptable publique.

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