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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Intervention procedures

Article L1523-6

When a local semi-public company whose purpose is the construction or management of social housing is faced with difficulties due to a serious and lasting imbalance in the property programmes referred…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-1

Where, in the cases and in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree, the victim's complaint is submitted electronically, the record of receipt of the complaint shall be drawn up in accordanc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-99

A supervisory board is responsible for assisting the management company. It is made up of at least seven members of the société civile de placement immobilier or société d'épargne forestière who are a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Banking inclusion and prevention of over-indebtedness

Article L312-1-1-B

…organisation and operation of the Observatory.The Banking Inclusion Observatory publishes an annual report on the implementation of its tasks. This report includes an analysis of banking inclusion ind…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-136

…s for setting this price shall be determined by the Extraordinary General Meeting on the basis of a report by the Board of Directors or the Management Board and a special report by the company's statu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-204

…be, all powers to carry it out. Under no circumstances may it affect the equality of shareholders.A report drawn up by the statutory auditors, if any, on the proposed transaction shall be communicated…

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

Article L2311-1-1

…ities with more than 50,000 inhabitants, prior to debates on the draft budget, the mayor presents a report on the sustainable development situation relating to the operation of the local authority, th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Article 677

If the act committed during the hearing of a correctional tribunal or court is a misdemeanour, it may be proceeded with as stated in the previous article. In this case, if the sentence pronounced is m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Music Ombudsman

Article R214-16

…eached between the parties within the period provided for in Article R. 214-11; 2° The mediator's recommendation, referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 214-15, has been rejected by at least…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Disciplinary system

Article R422-61

…e if all the members or their alternates are present. The Board hears the rapporteur, who reads his report. The chamber hears the rapporteur who reads out his report. The author of the complaint or re…

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