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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…11-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018L. 5211-7Law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on differentiation, decentralisation, deconce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…p or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1° Subsidi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-24

…so decided by concordant deliberations of the syndicate and the commune concerned taken before 1st July to be applicable the following year and sent to the assigning public accountant no later than f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…copies manufactured or with their realisation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 622-17 and L. 622-18 of the aforementioned Commercial Code until fifteen days after having notified the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article D211-1

…a copy of one of the supporting documents issued to the insured under Articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-17. On receipt of one of the documents mentioned in 1° to 4°, the insurer shall notify the insured i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Services relating to registers

Article A743-10

…ansfer, and entries in the register, as provided for in Articles L. 526-16 and II of Article L. 526-17 of this code 35.67 € 66 Filing of documents certifying completion of the formalities referred to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure

Article 495

…ure is also applicable to the offence of defamation provided for in the Article 32 of the Law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press and the offence of insult provided for in the second to fourth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article L441-10

I. - Agreements of any kind in existence on 1 July 2017 and carrying out or providing for the transactions referred to in Article L. 441-1 must be brought into compliance with the provisions of this c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-1

…2022 and Articles L. 5461-6-1 and L. 5461-9 in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022;12° Articles L. 5462-2 to L. 5462-5-1, L. 5462-7-1 and L. 5462-8 in the version resulting…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations.

Article D452-2

…in approval, its managing members, within the meaning of article 5 of the aforementioned law of 1st July 1901, must meet the following conditions: 1° Be of legal age; 2° Proof of : a) either a baccala…

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