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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-18

…ee in the Council of State determines the terms and conditions for the application of articles L. 713-1 to L. 713-14. In particular, this decree lays down the conditions under which the seats of membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the special grant for school construction and equipment

Article D2564-18

The Prefect shall request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the following cases: a) If the allocation of the subsidised investment has been modified without his authorisation before the exp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-18

…ry law, land on which, for whatever reason, the right of enjoyment to which they were encumbered on 3 January 1967 has ended shall be governed in particular by the provisions of this code and the prov…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-18

…ive any reason for his decision or bear any costs other than those provided for in Articles L. 221-23 to L. 221-25. The period mentioned in the first paragraph runs from the day: 1° Of the conclusion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Receipt of applications for recognition and monitoring of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-18

The Public Prosecutor shall receive requests for recognition and enforcement in the territory of the Republic of convictions or probation decisions handed down by the courts of other Member States. It…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-18

I.-A request for the recusal of a member of the restricted panel must be made by the Principal Rapporteur, by the accused person or by his counsel within eight clear days of receipt of the summons ref…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter XI: Organisations authorised to conclude contracts that may be extended to rightsholders who are not members of the organisation

Article R329-18

If an approved organisation ceases to meet one of the conditions set out in article R. 329-13, the Minister responsible for culture will give it written notice to comply with the conditions of approva…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Cooperative societies.

Article R4131-18

…nts of the company contracted prior to his withdrawal, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1857 of the Civil Code, for a period of five years. For the application of the provisions of the pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-18

…tors. It also ensures, where applicable, the approval of the meetings referred to in Article L. 626-3.For creditors other than those referred to in the first and second paragraphs of this article, whe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-18

…cation for registration, the European Economic Interest Grouping declares, pursuant to Article R. 123-62 : 1° With regard to the grouping: a) Its name, its trading name, if one is used; b) The address…

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