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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-3-1

When it is brought to the attention of the president of the court that the debtor is in a state of cessation of payments, the president informs the public prosecutor by means of a note setting out the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-3-1

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-3-1

I. - Where a public interest entity appoints a single auditor, the single auditor may not certify the accounts of the public interest entity for a period exceeding ten years.However, at the end of tha…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3-1

Until the start of technical preparations for publication, the applicant may be authorised, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-3-1

Goods and services shall be designated with sufficient clarity and precision to enable any person to determine, on that basis alone, the scope of protection.Goods and services shall be classified in a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33-1

Where the regulations provide for a procedure involving the sampling of one unit of a model and then, in the event of non-compliance, additional units of the same model, these additional units may be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-3-1

If a food or feed business operator responsible for retail or distribution activities, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Articles 19 and 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL OF ENTRY UNDER THE ASILE ACT

Article R*352-1

The administrative authority competent to refuse entry to a foreign national who has applied for the right of asylum is the minister responsible for immigration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EDICTION

Article R*321-1

The administrative authority competent to issue an administrative inadmissibility order is the Minister of the Interior.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-3

When the commune wishes to dispose of a property transferred from a commune section pursuant to articles L. 2411-11 to L. 2411-12-2 within a period of five years from the date of publication of the tr…

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