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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…wnership or retention enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

Article L764-2

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General provisions

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
Subsection 2: General provisions

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 Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-7

…sferring the business to the said shop, complete the publicity formalities provided for in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22. If the creditor holding the lien or pledge has not notified an opposition b…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24

…the College and the Sanction Commission of the French Anti-Doping Agency taken pursuant to Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6 with the exception of acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…filed and until the day on which the documentary search prior to the report provided for in Article L. 612-14 has been commenced, the applicant may file new claims. The option of filing new claims is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

…le, subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-46 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 5211-49 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

…olutely necessary, requesting the organisation which keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1, pursuant to I of Article L. 514-4, to take steps to prevent the intermediary concerned fro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

…e et de secours, the departmental fire and rescue service whose creation is provided for in Article L. 1424-1 is automatically substituted for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in A…

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