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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R313-11

…xplicitly indicate to the borrower whether it offers the advisory service referred to in Article L. 313-13. Before the conclusion of the contract relating to this service, it specifies, on paper or on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-10

…the interested parties or their representative by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt and notifies the judicial representative and the administrator, where one has been appointed. An app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Verification and admission of claims.

Article R624-11

…decision to the registrar of the court that opened the proceedings. The registrar shall notify the mandataire judiciaire and the administrator and the commissaire à l'exécution du plan, if applicable,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 must meet the following requirements: 1° They must devote sufficient time to performing their duties within the market undertaking. The number of mandate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…on due under a partnership contract or a contract referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 6148-5 of the Public Health Code in respect of investment costs, which include in particular study an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-17-2

…a portion representing a fraction of the cost of the investments, as defined pursuant to Article L. 313-29-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the notification referred to in Article R. 313-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-11

The establishment's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff expenditur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-12

…ribute or create a security interest in an asset referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 5315-7 shall be sent to the supervisory ministers, together with the draft agreement with the transfe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-10

…eeps analytical accounts to meet the requirements of managing services of general economic interest and assessing the public service obligations giving rise to compensation.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of article L. 3332-15, the collective retirement savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165 of the Mo…

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