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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Adjustments to aid for small and medium-sized farms

Article 919-101

In order to take into account the interruptions or delays suffered, due to the health crisis, by the operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments, in the implementation of work or trainin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article L624-3-1

Decisions by the official receiver to admit or reject claims or to decline jurisdiction are recorded on a statement that is filed at the court registry. Any interested person, with the exception of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-3

I.-During the three years prior to their appointment, members of the High Council must not have carried out an audit engagement, held voting rights, been a member of the administrative or supervisory…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-8-1

The Ordinary General Meeting, in commercial companies which have such a body, or the body exercising a similar function which is competent by virtue of the rules which apply, may authorise the Statuto…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation and swearing-in of agents

Article R331-2

The authorisation referred to in Article L. 331-14 is issued individually by the chairman of the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique to public employees of the author…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific measures applicable to establishments and products

Article L521-5

When, as a result of a failure to comply with the regulations adopted for the application of the provisions of Book IV or a European Union regulation, the operating conditions of an establishment are…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Jurisdiction of the protection litigation judge

Article R713-2

…irst names and address of the declarant; it shall be signed by him. The court clerk's office will inform the Commission of this and invite it to forward the file to the Commission, if appropriate.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distribution of proceeds from assets

Article R742-44

In order to distribute the proceeds of the sales, the liquidator draws up a distribution plan. To this end, he may summon the creditors. The draft distribution is notified to the creditors and the deb…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-13

When the judge pronounces a personal recovery order without compulsory liquidation, a notice of the order is sent for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales (Officia…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-1

…e departmental gendarmerie group are replaced by the reference to the commanders of the territorial formation of the national gendarmerie based in the community.

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