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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-14

…ontributions referred to in 2° and the payment deadlines referred to in 3° of III of article L. 622-17 shall be entered in the register kept for this purpose at the court registry with an indication o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-1

…feguard procedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17, R. 626-18 and R. 626-22 and Section 3 of Chapter IV and subject to the provisions of this chapte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 12: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article R641-35

…or brought by the liquidator in accordance with Article L. 641-4. The provisions of articles R. 624-17 and R. 624-18 are also applicable when the formal notice is made by the liquidator.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-35-1

…enforcement judge issues a warrant to bring a person pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 712-17, the provisions of the second paragraph of article 125 and those of article 127 are applicable, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Information and publicity measures.

Article R321-33

…specifying their specialities; 5° Mention of the limitation period provided for in Article L. 321-17. II.-The voluntary sales operator shall bring the information mentioned in the fourth paragraph o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-59

…om the chemical and physico-chemical properties of chemical agents provided for in articles R. 4412-17 and R. 4412-18 ; 3° Measures to be taken in the event of intervention in a confined space provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-20

…d within the jurisdiction of each land area or maritime district. The provisions of article R. 3354-17 do not apply in this case.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

…he ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finances for 2012, by the board of directors of the public establishment and notified to the tax departments.The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

…eiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, by the board of directors of the public establishment and notified to the tax departments.The…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L421-8

…or issuing the card for the categories of foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-20 and L. 421-21.

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