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

Article LO6262-18

The territorial council must rule on the public utility nature of the expenditure that has given rise to a declaration of de facto management by the territorial audit chamber during the closest meetin…

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

Article LO6362-18

The territorial council must rule on the public utility nature of the expenditure that has given rise to a declaration of de facto management by the territorial audit chamber during the closest meetin…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisation

Article R1231-9

The Committee of Experts may not validly deliberate unless all five members are present. Where justified by particular circumstances, the Committee may, in whole or in part, meet remotely by any means…

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

Article R622-1

…ll as those of the administrator, the mandataire judiciaire and the public prosecutor when they are not petitioners.Any decision modifying the administrator's mission shall be notified to the debtor.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-10

…g at the end of which a decision will be made on the draft plan. Within eight days, the court clerk notifies the public prosecutor, the administrator and the judicial representative of the date of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators and revision of the list.

Article R811-33

Before taking a decision, the committee requests the opinion of the National Council by registered letter with a request for a reasoned opinion of receipt. The Council has one month in which to give t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies authorised to grant and manage advances

Article R5141-24

…certificate of deposit and decides on the application within two months of the date of deposit. It notifies the applicant of its decision and simultaneously informs the Prefect and URSSAF. If no repl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Usury rates

Article L314-9

The provisions of articles L. 314-6 to L. 314-8 do not apply to loans granted to a natural person acting for professional purposes or to a legal entity engaged in an industrial, commercial, craft, agr…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose.

Article L5111-1

…ting from economic change and, to this end, to promote their adaptation to new jobs in the event of professional changes due to technical developments or changes in production conditions; 2° To encour…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Constitution

Article R6332-66

…itutive act of the training insurance fund for non-salaried workers determines its geographical and professional or inter-professional scope of intervention.When it is professional, this field of inte…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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