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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-29-8

…se issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés…

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

Article R641-11

With the exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R5334-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 5331-1, L. 5331-2, L. 5331-4, L. 5332-1 and L. 5332-3, relating to the conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers, is punishable by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-1

The départements receive a flat-rate allocation, an equalisation allocation and a compensation allocation. All of these sums evolve in the same way as the overall operating allocation distributed.In 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R733-11

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R732-11

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-11

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-38 to R. 131-42n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-43No. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 131-44 and R. 131-45n° 2005…

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

Article R742-41

The notice of transfer provided for in article 20 de la loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965 fixant le statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis is given to the managing agent by the liquidator.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Expiry of licences.

Article L3333-1

A 3rd and 4th category public house that has ceased to exist for more than five years is deemed to have been closed down and may no longer be transferred.However, in the event of compulsory liquidatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-256

Where the company is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-18 to L. 22-10-30, members of the Management Board are subject to the same liability as directors under t…

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