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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

I. - The report referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 and L. 233-28-2, translated into French if necessary and certified as true, shall be filed with the commercial court registry,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and general provisions

Article R114-2

The contract and agreement mentioned in II and III of article L. 114-16 may be the subject of a single tripartite contract between the State and the region, on the one hand, and the sports resources,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-26

…tor has not completed the sale of the debtor's assets under the conditions provided for in articles L. 742-16, he may apply to the Protection Litigation Judge for an extension of the sale period. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-21

The consultative commission provided for in article L. 2113-23, as it stood prior to la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, meets in the town hall annex.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandatory information and scope of the declaration

Article R1221-2

…an employed seaman, with the national establishment for naval invalids, in application of articles L. 5551-1 and L. 5551-2 of the Transport Code; 3° The employer's membership of the unemployment insu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-2

…erations of a case concerning: 1° A company or corporation controlled, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, by a company in which he holds or has held office during the three…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-20

…the sole purpose mentioned in 3° of article R. 5134-18 , agents of the bodies mentioned in article L. 262-16 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles (Social Action and Family Code), designate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-21

…allowance to the establishment, the judicial representative or the association mentioned in Article L. 3253-14: a) The connection identifiers ; b) The employees' first and last names; c) The registrat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article R4134-24

…al allowance that may be allocated to a regional councillor of the same region, pursuant to article L. 4135-16..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…L. 233-1 and L. 233-4 of the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asi…

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