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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-6

Decisions to approve or reject the approval of a specification and decisions to approve or reject the amendment of an approved specification shall be notified by the Institute to the applicant within…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

Article R771-6

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° The branch manager of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer is a member of the commission in place of the representative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Transfers and other transactions resulting from verbal agreements

Article 638 A

…ation or transformation of a company or an economic interest grouping, the increase, of their capital, with the exception of capital increases in cash and by capitalisation of profits, reserves or pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Transfers and other transactions resulting from verbal agreements

Article 640 A

In the absence of deeds, taxable disposals and redemptions of real estate investment trust units must be declared in the month of their date.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article R225-60

The Supervisory Board freely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-26, the overall sums allocated to them in the form of attendance fees…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

The following articles of the Electoral Code are applicable to preparatory polling operations and the conduct of voting operations: 1° Article R. 40 relating to the division of voters into polling sta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-6

The judgment opening the safeguard proceedings shall be notified to the debtor by the registrar within eight days of the date of the judgment.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-6

A court of appeal which sets aside or reverses a judgment ruling on the opening of receivership proceedings may, of its own motion, open receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R641-6

The judgment ruling on the opening of the judicial liquidation proceedings is notified to the debtor or the creditor by the registrar within eight days of its pronouncement. Where the debtor is not th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article R722-6

The president of the commercial court shall take measures of judicial administration by order.

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