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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L762-2

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 412-1 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations

Article L763-2

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 412-1 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 412-2 with the exception of 1° to 3° of I and L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Communes of French Polynesia

Article L2573-58

I. - Articles L. 2411-1 to L. 2411-3 and L. 2411-4 to L. 2411-19 and articles L. 2412-1 and L. 2412-2 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-16

…can prove that the canvassed party was informed of the amount due, in accordance with 5° of article L. 341-12. However, he may not demand this payment if he has begun to execute the contract before ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-91

…d is an equity security, it does not fall within a specified category within the meaning of Article L. 225-99.Equity securities may not be converted or transformed into debt securities. Any clause to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Article L2226-1

…on network and compliance with the requirements set in application of the last paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code and by the zoning defined in 3° and 4° of article L. 2224-10 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-13

…s and Futuna Islands and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the payment periods provided for in I of Article L. 441-10 and 1° to 4° of II of Article L. 441-11 shall only be counted from the date of customs cle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-12

…after pronouncement of the closure of the professional recovery procedure in application of article L. 645-10, it appears that the debtor has obtained the benefit of this procedure through an incomple…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

The expenditure mentioned in 7°, 8°, 10° bis, 11° and 14° of article L. 3321-1. Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 3123-20-2 mean compulsory contributions for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-9

…is paid at the same time as the principal and benefits from the exemption provided for in articles L. 3315-1 to L. 3315-3. When the formula for calculating the profit-sharing is based on a period of…

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