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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-5

The following provisions apply to the category of miscellaneous advertising mentioned in Table 2 of Appendix 4-7: 1° The emolument relating to the deferral of registration by the registrar includes, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Obtaining a speciality by a court-appointed administrator already on the list referred to in article L. 811-2

Article R811-28-5

A director providing evidence of at least four years' professional practice in the speciality applied for, attested by a knowledge control examination, may have the mention of that speciality entered…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-5

The authorisation is granted for a period of five years, with no tacit renewal possible. It is valid throughout the department. The prefectoral order authorising an organisation pursuant to the first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-5

…of Justice.The accounting officer shall draw up a financial account at the end of each financial year. The financial account shall comprise the profit and loss account, the balance sheet, the notes to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R3123-8-5

The monthly allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid monthly if its monthly amount exceeds 100 euros. If the amount of the allowance is less than 100 euros, payment is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Territorial allocation for local authority investment

Article R2573-58-1

Each year, the Local Finance Committee sets the categories of eligible priority operations and determines the applicable subsidy rates for each of them. The Local Finance Committee sets the categories…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R4135-8-5

The monthly allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid monthly if its monthly amount exceeds 100 euros. If the amount of the allowance is less than 100 euros, payment is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-5-2

When the sites council sits in a so-called "quarries" formation, it also comprises:1° In respect of the first college, the regional director of industry, research and the environment or his representa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-5-3

When the sites council sits in a formation known as "captive wildlife", it comprises in equal parts: 1° Representatives of the State, including the departmental directors of veterinary services; 2° El…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-51-2

A joint order by the ministers for labour and agriculture specifies the procedures and methods to be used to check compliance with biological limit values.

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