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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-30

The arrondissement mayor issues an opinion on all land use permits in the arrondissement issued by and on behalf of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in application of the provisions of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R822-74

…e or immovable; 2° All documents and archives and, in general, all movable objects for professional use; 3° Real estate or premises useful for the exercise of the profession; 4° All sums in cash; 5° T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-23-1

Where assets or rights present in a fiduciary estate are the subject of an agreement under which the settlor debtor retains the use or enjoyment of such assets or rights, no assignment or transfer of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Payment

Article R234

…k or designated official carried out the certification, who shall refer the matter to the competent taxing magistrate. Where the costs fall under 2° of article R. 224-1 and that the requisition has be…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

The Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire is opened by natural persons whose tax residence is in France in establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits. The sums deposited in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R*221-82

The competent administrative authority referred to in article R. 221-81 is the Minister for the Economy.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-78

When applying to open a Livret Jeune account, the applicant is informed by the institution or organisation that holds the account of the account's operating procedures, in particular the consequences…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-79

Holders of youth passbooks must request closure of their accounts by 31 December of the year in which they turn 25 at the latest. Deposit-taking institutions are required to automatically close the ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-77

…Livret Jeune and that he or she meets the residence requirement set out in article L. 221-24. They must provide proof of the age requirement set out in the same article by producing any official Frenc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-80

…ions set for opening the Livret Jeune will result in the closure of the account. In this case, the custodian institution or organisation will apply the provisions of the second paragraph of article R.…

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