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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-18

Activities for which a declaration or certificate is issued after the dates stipulated in articles R. 5151-16 and R. 5151-17 are not taken into account when calculating the period of activity required…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-182

The acts and formalities relating to the purge procedure give rise to the collection of:1° With regard to the purge offer, half the fees provided for the amicable distribution by Article A. 444-180;2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Land registration and publicity

Article 1840 D

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1840 C, where the registration duties or land registration tax and similar taxes, relating to judgments handed down in court which must be registered on the m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-18

A consultation to monitor and verify the termination of the pregnancy: 1° Is carried out at least fourteen days and at most twenty-one days following the voluntary termination of pregnancy by medicati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article R311-18

For the purposes of Article L. 311-50, the resolution college shall present to potential acquirers the terms and timetable for the transfer of securities implemented under the procedure provided for i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-18

Any producer, selling part of his production directly to the public under one of the names mentioned in Article L. 310-4, shall make available to the officials authorised to carry out inspections any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Ethics, Science and Education Committee

Article R1261-18

I.-The Committee will issue a scientific, technical and ethical opinion within one month of the matter being referred to it. Committee members will assess the educational and scientific value of the p…

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

Article R622-18

Under the first paragraph of Article L. 622-20, the action of a creditor appointed as controller, in the collective interest of the creditors, is admissible only after formal notice has been given to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal action by trade unions in the event of redundancies

Article D1235-18

When a trade union organisation intends to take legal action on behalf of an employee, in application of Article L. 1235-8, it notifies the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receip…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-18

The school's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff costs, with the e…

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