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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Consultation on the creation of a new commune.

Article R2113-2

Voters cast a yes or no vote. To this end, they are provided with two ballot papers printed on white paper, one of which bears the answer "yes" and the other the answer "no". These ballot papers are s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the commission's decision to impose a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-13

…recovery order without compulsory liquidation, a notice of the order is sent for publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales (Official Bulletin of Civil and Commercial An…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules for extension and enlargement

Article D2261-4

…Official Journal of the French Republic. The text of the extended stipulations is published in the Bulletin officiel des services du ministre chargé du travail.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-5

…publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities 12° The date of publication in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires of the notice provided for in article R. 22-10-3.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial administrators who are members of the Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline (National Registration and Disciplinary Commission)

Article R811-3

The election of judicial administrators and their substitutes, members of the national commission, is organised by the Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-9

The election of the representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation and of the mayors takes place by ballot papers sent by letter or deposited against receipts at the prefe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article R623-28

The issue of the plant variety certificate is published in the Official Bulletin of the national plant variety authority within three months of the date of notification of issue made to the owner of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Reduction of capital

Article R22-10-38

The additional insertion of the purchase notice in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires, provided for by Article R. 225-153, is applicable when the company's shares are admitted to trading o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-20

The additional insertion of the notice of meeting referred to in Article R. 225-67 in the Bulletin des annonces légales obligatoires is applicable to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents

Article A134-2

…n mentioned in 1. 1, and where applicable 1. 2 and 1. 4. of Annex I of Annex 1-1 to this book; 2° A bulletin or application for affiliation to an old-age insurance fund for non-salaried persons and a…

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