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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-4

I.-Within a period of six weeks from notification of the decision to the parties, the court registry shall send to the body responsible for paying family benefits, as appropriate: 1° Either an enforce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-5

The following is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros: 1° Carrying out an activity or using a process, device or substance prohibited under Article L. 1333-4 ; 2° Exposing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L910-1

Articles:1° L. 125-3, L. 126-1 ;2° L. 225-245-1, L. 229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5 and L. 252-1 to L. 252-13 ;3° L. 490-9;4° L. 522-1 to L. 522-40;4° bis. L. 621-4(last sentence of the first p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-14

The trainee is struck off the register of traineeships by decision of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce: 1° If he or she is the subject of a criminal conviction for acts con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Basis for the local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-8

…or newspaper kiosks;Signs whose sum area is greater than 12 square metres and less than or equal to 20 square metres may be subject to a 50% reduction. In the case of advertising devices affixed to el…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

…after the time limit for opposition has expired, in the exceptional cases provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the different types of pledge

Article D211-12

…pledgor, the pledge of the pledged account or securities provided for in IV and V of article L. 211-20 is realised: 1° For sums in any currency, directly by transfer of full ownership to the pledgee;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

…e year after the overruns occurred; 2° May not hold or commit to subscribing or acquiring more than 20% of the total amount of the securities or rights and contractual subscription commitments of a si…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 4: Provisions common to the remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-34

…se.With the exception of the remuneration provided for in Articles R. 663-4 and R. 663-18 to R. 663-20 and authorised advance payments, they are not collected until they have been stopped.The remunera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-8

…case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 722-12, the election must take place between 20 October and 10 November preceding the end of the term of office of the current President. The ord…

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