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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-17

…or any other equivalent word and is signed by the drawee. The mere signature of the drawee affixed to the face of the bill shall constitute acceptance. When the bill is payable at a certain sight per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-15

The bill of exchange may, until maturity, be presented on acceptance to the drawee, at the place of his domicile, by the bearer or even by a simple holder. In any bill of exchange, the drawee may stip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Acceptance.

Article L511-19

By acceptance, the drawee undertakes to pay the bill of exchange on the due date. In the event of non-payment, the bearer, even if he is the drawer, has a direct action against the acceptor arising fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounting.

Article L743-14

The sums held by the clerks of the commercial courts on behalf of third parties and falling within categories set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat are deposited in a specially allocated account opened…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Revenue

Article L2543-5

The revenue in the commune's budget includes the proceeds from hunting leases under the conditions laid down by the local law of 7 February 1881 on the exercise of hunting rights.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-14

…ed by the notice convening the meeting, the departmental council does not meet in sufficient number to deliberate, the meeting is held ipso jure three days later and the deliberations are then valid r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-15

…ons expressly provide for this. In other cases, the departmental council may decide unanimously not to make appointments by secret ballot.If only one nomination has been submitted for each post to be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-17

Any person has the right to request communication of the deliberations and minutes of the public meetings of the departmental council, the deliberations of the permanent committee, the budgets and acc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article L2573-57

I. - Articles L. 2341-1, L. 2342-1 to L. 2342-3, L. 2343-1 and L. 2343-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L4132-13

…l Council does not meet, on the day fixed by the notice convening the meeting, in sufficient number to deliberate, the meeting is held ipso jure three days later and the deliberations are then valid r…

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