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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-17

…he 30% intended to take account of changes in the school-age population is allocated as follows: 1° 25%, in proportion to the number of births recorded in the region between the seventh and fourth yea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

…intensity of exposure, in particular by controlling access to areas defined under articles R. 4451-25 and R. 4451-29; 7° The maintenance of work equipment, including protection and alarm devices, car…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

…try of the secondary establishment;2° In the amount of 11.15 € per additional creditor in excess of 25 creditors, up to a limit of 111.47 €.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-17

…agement or, for the candidate exempted from professional internship pursuant to I of article R. 811-25, on his or her professional experience.The mark is assigned a coefficient of 3.4° A question last…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-19

…aw or management or, for the candidate exempted from work placement pursuant to I of article R. 811-25, on its professional experience. The mark is weighted by a coefficient of 3; 4° A twenty-minute q…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

…erformance of a financial instrument index meeting the conditions defined in I of Article R. 214-32-25 ; 2° In shares or units of specialised professional funds; 3° In shares or units of funds of hedg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

…ive contract. However, when a grouping issues bonds under the conditions provided for in Article L. 251-7, management control must be exercised by one or more natural persons appointed by the General…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-28

For the monitoring of mycotoxin levels in foodstuffs, only one sample is taken. It gives rise to the drawing up of a report under the conditions provided for in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 untricies

…sible for collection to which the registered office or main establishment belongs no later than the 25th of the month following the month during which the liability arose.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-7

…ap;c) A description of the project specifying its place in the landscape or an urban project;d) A 1:25,000 map showing the location of the project;e) A duly captioned aerial or satellite view setting…

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