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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-13

…ntitative and qualitative information sent to the Banking Inclusion Observatory pursuant to Article L. 312-1-1 B relates in particular to access to deposit accounts, means of payment, credit, savings…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 D

…ing to buildings allocated to housing belonging to low-income housing bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code or semi-public companies whose statutory purpos…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Service contracts.

Article R5323-13

…bseekers; 4° To effectively carry out the job search monitoring operations provided for in articles L. 5426-1 to L. 5426-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-131

The minimum duration of the priority subscription period provided for in article L. 225-135 is three trading days.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-13

If house arrest with electronic surveillance is ordered when a person is released, the information provided for in articles D. 32-11 and D. 32-12 are included in the order. The investigating judge or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Rendering of accounts and termination of guardianship.

Article 810-8

…the account, the judge authorises the curator to proceed with the realisation of the remaining assets. The proposed realisation is notified to the known heirs. If they are still within the time limit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations of undivided co-owners.

Article 815-8

…of the undivided interest must keep a statement thereof which is available to the undivided co-owners.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-8

Each heir may require the mandataire successoral to consult, at any time, the documents relating to the performance of his assignment. Each year and at the end of his assignment, the mandataire succes…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849-8

If the third party encounters difficulties that prevent him from carrying out his task, or if it proves necessary to extend his mandate, he shall report the matter to the parties and to the judge. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-13

For the application of II of article L. 611-2, the president of the court shall issue an order requiring the legal representative of the legal entity to file the annual accounts or the sole trader wit…

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