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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-29

…n the event of an appeal against the confiscation order, the Public Prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the issuing State of the appeal lodged by any means that leaves a written record.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

To benefit from partial payment of the early retirement allowance by the State, the employee must meet the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-29

…espect of actions brought pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 653-7 is set at 300 euros per action brought resulting in the imposition of a sanction provided for in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of a registrant and a correspondent

Article R561-29

…red to in Article L. 561-10-2 and, where applicable, the information provided for in Article L. 561-20.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 8: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R631-29

Articles R. 624-1, excluding the first paragraph, and R. 624-2 to R. 624-11 are applicable to receivership proceedings. The verification of claims is carried out by the mandataire judiciaire in the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Guidance and Supervisory Board

Article R514-29

…absence, by the most senior member of the Board present and, in the event of equality of seniority between them, by the eldest.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-29

The commitments provided for in article L. 228-29-2 are brought to the attention of the General Meeting by the manager or the Board of Directors and reproduced in the report of the Supervisory Board o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Creation and communication of documents and information relating to the presence of asbestos

Article R1334-29-7

…roducts in the private portions of the building that are the subject of the sale; b) The summary sheet for the common portions of the "asbestos technical file" referred to in article R. 1334-29-5; 3°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Commencement of employment

Article R743-139-11

Within one month of his appointment, the salaried clerk shall take the oath provided for in Article R. 742-31. He may only perform his duties from the day on which he takes his oath.Any salaried regis…

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

Article D71-111-13

In the absence of adoption of the administrative account on the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or,…

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