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

Article L622-21

…ny legal action on the part of all creditors whose claim is not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 and seeking: 1° To order the debtor to pay a sum of money; 2° To rescind a contract for failure to p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Certain prior claims owed to agricultural producers

Article L624-21

Sums owed to agricultural producers by their buyers are paid, notwithstanding the existence of any other preferential claim with the exception of those guaranteed by articles L. 3253-2and L. 3253-5 of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Closure of proceedings

Article L742-21

…the creditors, where the debtor owns nothing other than furnishings necessary for day-to-day living and non-business assets essential to the exercise of his professional activity, or where the assets…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 8: Revolving credit

Article D312-21

…The maximum repayment period provided for in the commercial offer to which the advertisement relates. The lender chooses to present one or more of the amounts mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° so that the r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-21

…n judge, ruling by order, who justifies that this sale can be concluded under satisfactory conditions. The order authorising the sale by mutual agreement of a property shall be published alongside the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-21

…e: 1° The proceeds of taxes of all kinds allocated to the commune; 2° The proceeds of contributions and duties the collection of which is authorised by law in the interest of the communes; 3° The inco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information.

Article L3121-21

…to the departmental council, in a special report, on the situation of the department, the activity and financing of the various departments of the department and the bodies that depend on it. The rep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21

After the election of its standing committee, under the conditions set out in article L. 4133-5, the Regional Council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…ve body under the conditions provided for in article L. 2333-26 by:1° Groupings of tourist communes and classified tourist resorts falling under Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title III of Book I of the T…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 849-21

…l'article 68 de la loi du 18 novembre 2016 susmentionnée. Substitution entails the transfer of the mandate given by the interested parties to the substituted applicant. The defaulting applicant is req…

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