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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-30

…remit the amount thereof on deposit at the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, at the expense, risk and peril of the bearer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-35

…the lost bill of exchange. The notices prescribed by article L. 511-42 must be given to the drawer and endorsers within the time limits set by this article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Payment.

Article L511-32

In the event of the loss of an unaccepted bill of exchange, the person to whom it belongs may pursue payment of it on any subsequent.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-3

…f it does not already appear there, the domicile of the person mentioned in the preceding paragraph and, where applicable, his customary name.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-4-1-1

…ided, it does not contain sufficient information to enable investors to make an investment decision and clearly indicates that: a) It does not constitute an offer or an invitation to subscribe or acqu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article R214-32-4-1-2

For the purposes of this section, with the exception of articles R. 214-32-20 and R. 214-32-35, references to Member States, Member States of the European Union and the European Union shall be underst…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-3

The technical inspections referred to in Article L. 3115-1 are subject to a fee structure determined by decree.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Levy rights.

Article L8113-3

…eferred to in article L. 8112-1 are authorised, in conjunction with criminal investigation officers and competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers, to take samples for analysis of the ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article D7112-3

…ose jurisdiction the decision was rendered. This filing shall be completed within twenty-four hours and shall render the decision enforceable. The documents required by the application of article L. 7…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Provisions common to the National Commission for Voting Operations and the Regional Commissions for Voting Operations

Article R2122-48-3

The procedures for referring cases to the judicial court and the rules of procedure set out in articles R. 2122-39 to R. 2122-42 apply to challenges to decisions relating to the election propaganda do…

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