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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-23

The judicial representative shall be allocated, for the verification of claims, a fee determined by an order made pursuant to Article L. 444-3 per claim, other than wage claims, entered on the stateme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Exceptional provisions specific to the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements.

Article R670-4

In the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, the distribution of the proceeds of sales and the settlement of the order of creditors by the liquidator referred to in the fifth paragraph of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Resolution measures

Article R613-69

For the purposes of implementing Article L. 613-55-7, the conversion rate referred to in the first paragraph of that Article provides appropriate compensation for creditors whose claims have been conv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose

Article D2352-3

In the event of the formation of the European Company by way of merger and in the cases referred to in Article L. 2352-4, the managers shall determine the number of additional seats and indicate those…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-35

In the absence of an agreement referred to in article L. 3142-52, the employee shall inform the employer by any means giving a date certain, at least 48 hours before the start of the leave, of his wis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-1

Failure to grant an employee the daily rest period referred to in articles L. 3131-1 to L. 3131-3 is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Contraventions give rise to as many fines as there are employees…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-31

Any incident or adverse reaction occurring during the import or export operation and likely to affect the quality or safety of gametes or germ tissue must be reported to the person referred to in 6° a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Service at the request of the parties

Article A444-35

If, from the time of the customer's request, the services referred to in article A. 444-34 are provided in less than 24 hours, they give rise to the collection of an increased fee under the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-12

When the State representative refers the matter to the territorial audit chamber, in accordance with Article LO 6262-4, he shall attach to this referral, in addition to the voted budget, all the infor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-12

When the State representative refers the matter to the territorial audit chamber, in accordance with Article LO 6362-4, he shall attach to this referral, in addition to the voted budget, all the infor…

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