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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Settlement of certain claims.

Article L643-3

The juge-commissaire may, ex officio or at the request of the liquidator or a creditor, order provisional payment of a share of a claim that has been definitively admitted. This provisional payment ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article LO6211-1

An overseas collectivity is hereby established to replace the commune of Saint-Barthélemy, the department of Guadeloupe and the region of Guadeloupe on the territory of the island of Saint-Barthélemy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-3

The minimum number of hours of theoretical instruction required to obtain the diploma is:70 hours for the diploma enabling the holder to work as a master of ceremonies;140 hours for the diploma enabli…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-32

Public or private health establishments shall make available to the public the list of agencies, companies, associations and their establishments authorised to provide external funeral services, drawn…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2223-71

The prefect of the department draws up a list of the régies, companies and associations and their establishments to which it has granted authorisation, in accordance with Article L. 2223-23. This list…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article D48-18

…enforcement of financial penalties imposed by the competent authorities of the Member States of the European Union. Enforcement in France of such pecuniary penalties shall be governed by French law in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-13-1

In the absence of an agreement, the sums are allocated to an open-ended investment company governed by articles L. 214-7 to L. 214-7-4 and L. 214-24-29 to L. 214-24-33 of the French Monetary and Finan…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

…e to passengers' rights under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004, Regulation (EC) No 392/2009, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010, Regulation (EU) No 181/2011, Regulation (EU) No 2021/782 and international convent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-27

…applicant refuses to comply with the obligation to give fingerprints in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, concerning the establ…

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

Article R910-7

I. - The reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the…

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