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

Article R1614-46

The competent public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation are direct beneficiaries of the special assistance instead of their member communes. The amount thus allocated may not exceed the su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…the provisions of this Book, the articles of tontines must specify: 1° The conditions governing the formation and duration of associations in the event of survival and of associations in the event of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-143

…act for equity securities or securities giving access to the capital is evidenced by a subscription form, drawn up under the conditions determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. However, the subscri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 86

Any natural or legal person who pays taxable sums is required, for each recipient of a taxable payment, to mention in his book, file or other document intended for the recording of pay, or, failing th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-11

Any issuer of a universal service voucher in the nature of a special payment instrument, which is not subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-4 to L. 312-18 of the Monetary and Financial Code, mu…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-3

The debtor may, within one month of being notified of the seizure, order the sale of the seized securities. The proceeds of the sale are unavailable in the hands of the authorised intermediary to be u…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L511-4

Category A Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control officials, specially authorised for this purpose by the Minister of Justice, on the proposal of the Minister for the Economy, may receive let…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions applicable during periods of general mobilisation and wartime

Article L2124-7

In time of war, the municipal council of a commune or the deliberative body of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishment may be suspended by decree, for reasons of public order or general i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the contract

Article R2393-28

Acceptance of the subcontractor and, where applicable, approval of its terms of payment are recorded by the signature of the special subcontracting agreement. If the purchaser remains silent for twent…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tests and analyses

Article R512-33

When the laboratories mentioned in articles R. 512-31 and R. 512-32 are unable to carry out the analyses or tests due to their exceptional specialisation or extreme urgency, the State laboratory respo…

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