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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Offences relating to securities issued by joint stock companies

Article L245-4

…d partnership with shares hold, directly or indirectly under the conditions provided for by Article L. 228-35-8, non-voting preference shares in the company they manage is punishable by a fine of €150…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-13

…plan shall result in the automatic lifting of any ban on issuing cheques in accordance with Article L. 131-73 of the Monetary and Financial Code, implemented on the occasion of the rejection of a cheq…

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

Article L640-1

Judicial liquidation proceedings are hereby instituted for any debtor referred to in Article L. 640-2 who is in suspension of payments and whose recovery is manifestly impossible. Judicial liquidation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article L653-6

…of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V who have not paid the debts charged to them pursuant to Article L. 651-2.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article L761-6

…l interest includes a port, the authorisation system provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 761-5 does not apply to facilities located within the port and hosting port activities where thes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-51

…ver several communes or several départements, the allocation of the tax base referred to in article L. 2333-49 between the said communes or the said départements is fixed, in the absence of agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Aid for specific purposes

Article L3232-5

…r hand, to restore forests. Where applicable, these actions are part of the plan defined in article L. 133-2 of the Forestry Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3214-1

…ental council contributes to delinquency prevention actions under the conditions set out in article L. 132-15 of the Internal Security Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-4

…power of substitution of the representative of the State in the department provided for in article L. 3221-5.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-71

…for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties, under the conditions set out in Article L. 612-8-1.

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