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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation body

Article L424-3

The compensation body intervenes within two months of the date on which the injured party submits a claim for compensation. It will cease to intervene if, within this two-month period, the insurance u…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L530-3

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this chapter and the additional measures necessary to guarantee the protection of insured persons.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L522-38

It is prohibited to open and operate without the authorisation prescribed in Article L. 522-1 an establishment receiving in deposit goods for which are issued to the depositors, under the name of warr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L522-39

…ry proceedings, shall appoint, at the request of the public prosecutor, a provisional administrator and determine the powers available to him for the operation of the establishment.In the event of per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article L644-3

…ons of Article L. 641-4, the only claims likely to rank in order of importance in the distributions and claims arising from an employment contract are verified.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-3

…ies the interested creditors of the decision. The latter may lodge an appeal within the time limits and in accordance with the forms provided for in Article R. 621-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article R2363-3

Disputes relating to the appointment of the employees' representatives and the election of the members of the committee of the European Cooperative Society having its registered office in France, as w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6243-3

An appeal to the Conseil d'Etat shall be lodged, on pain of forfeiture, within one month of either the expiry of the period given to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refusal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Exercise by a taxpayer or voter of shares belonging to the community

Article D6343-3

An appeal to the Conseil d'Etat shall be lodged, on pain of forfeiture, within one month of either the expiry of the period given to the administrative court to rule or the notification of the refusal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…between the service time spent in the presence of pupils for which they are statutorily responsible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to the article 1 of decree no. 20…

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