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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation

Article L5211-5

…ember municipalities may be transferred to it in full ownership, insofar as it is necessary for the exercise of this responsibility. The financial and asset conditions for the transfer of real estate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 5-2 (Annex to Article A526-3)

Article Annexe I

…r Date of issue of this update statement (1): 31 December.... II -Update of assets allocated to the exercise of the professional activity at the end of the financial year A.-Assets (2) SHEET descripti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-7

…(language), candidates must demonstrate their ability to understand and use the language orally.The optional management test (oral no. 4) is designed to assess candidates' knowledge and skills relatin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…scribe the implementation of the resolution measures referred to in I above according to a range of options and based on several scenarios, including in particular the possibility that the failure is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

…place of effective management, to the corporation tax of that State, without the possibility of an option and without being exempt therefrom;e) (repealed).2 bis. The provisions of 1 apply to dividend…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-8

…ON (BREVET D'ÉTAT D'ÉDUCATEUR SPORTIF DU TROISIÈME DEGRÉ) (art. A212-120 and A212-131)MANAGEMENTThe optional management test is designed to assess the candidate's ability to manage a department, a sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-20

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of I of article L. 312-20, deposits and assets held in dormant accounts as referred to in article L. 312-19 are deposited, af…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Issuing the summons to pay as a form of seizure to the debtor

Article R321-3

…e of the fruits and that the debtor is the sequestrator; 8° A statement that the debtor retains the option of seeking a buyer for the seized property in order to sell it out of court, or to give a pow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

…ecurities form part of an issue comprising both bearer securities and registered securities has the option of converting his securities into the other form.However, the conversion of registered securi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-1

…f communes, none of which exceeded this threshold, the municipal council of the new commune has the option of making the choice provided for in this IV for a period of six months from the publication…

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