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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

I.-For the application of articles L. 2334-7, L. 2531-13, L. 3334-3 and L. 3335-4, the share of actual operating revenue and actual operating expenditure taken into account for the City of Paris are d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R752-4

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R753-4

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L544-3

A voting advisory service is provided by a legal person who analyses, on a professional and commercial basis, corporate documents or any other information concerning companies whose shares are admitte…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 991

The respondent to the appeal has a period of two months from notification of the appellant's statement of case or from the expiry of the three-month period provided for in Article 989 to submit a stat…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1195

Summons and notifications shall be made by the court registry by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The judge may, however, decide that they shall be made by a bailiff's writ, where ap…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1261

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1242, appeals against the deliberations of the family council of wards of the State shall be lodged by petition signed by a lawyer and delivered or sent by re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-105

If an employer decides to terminate an employee's contract for real and serious reasons, the termination must be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This letter may not be s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-24

Before 30 June each year, the authorised issuer, other than a credit institution, sends the Minister responsible for personal services, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a report o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article R2421-1

The postings provided for in article L. 2421-4 are carried out at the town hall door, as well as in all useful places. The notification provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2421-4 is mad…

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