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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-7

Promissory notes payable at a certain sight period must be presented for the underwriter's visa within the time limits set out in article L. 511-15. The sight period runs from the date of the underwri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for debtors with several assets and liabilities

Article L624-19

The debtor shall establish, in accordance with the conditions set out in Article L. 624-9, the composition of the assets held in connection with the business for which the proceedings have been opened…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-27

If there is a discussion on all or part of a claim other than those mentioned in Article L. 625-1, the judicial representative shall notify the interested creditor, inviting him to make his explanatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-15

For the election of the members of the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry, each elector shall have as many votes as he or she is qualified to cast pursuant to Article L. 713-1.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and standing

Article L623-1

A nationally representative consumer defence association approved under Article L. 811-1 may bring an action before a civil court to obtain compensation for individual losses suffered by consumers pla…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil action

Article L621-3

The criminal court seised under the conditions of article L. 621-1 may, after finding the accused guilty, postpone sentencing by ordering him or her, subject to a fine if appropriate, to comply, withi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-1

Obstructing authorised agents from carrying out their duties in breach of the provisions of article L. 512-4 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Unauthorised return to French territory in disregard of a removal order

Article L824-12

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment for a foreigner to re-enter France without authorisation after having been the subject of a decision to surrender to the authorities of another State, a b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article L811-6

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be determined by decree in the Council of State, issued after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Evading enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-10

A foreigner who evades or attempts to evade the enforcement of a decision to implement a decision taken by another State, a decision to surrender to the authorities of another State or a transfer deci…

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