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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…e thus registered, on their declarations: 1° The persons mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 123-1 ; 2° The commercial agents referred to in article L. 134-1; 3° Persons in the trades and crafts…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-3

…1° Take note of withdrawals;2° Reject appeals that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the court;3° Find that there is no need to rule on an appeal;4° Reject appeals that are manifestly inadmissibl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3221-3

…as ceased his duties as chairman of the departmental council pursuant to Articles L. 2122-4 or L. 4133-3 may not receive a delegation until the end of their term of office as a departmental councillor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L6471-3

…tance granted by the local authority to associations in the form of benefits in kind and subsidies; 3° A consolidated presentation of the results for the last known financial year of the local authori…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Other service providers

Article L774-39

…e same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 549-1 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-2Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-3 to L. 549-10 Order no. 2016-827…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Redistribution and inter-professional fund for access to law and justice

Article R444-36

The legal entity mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 responsible for managing the interprofessional fund for access to law and justice is a public limited company whose capital is he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operations.

Article R518-34

…and first names of the creditors whose claims have been assessed ;2° The amounts allocated to them;3° A mention of the judge's order which, with regard to taxpayers, discharges the entries of credito…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Qualification of experts.

Article R5121-33

…ion in general or specialised toxicology attested by a diploma and sufficient practical experience; 3° For the expert pharmacologist: a general or specialised qualification attested by a diploma and s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account funding

Article R6323-3

I.-The employee referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 6323-13 benefits from a top-up to his or her personal training account of 3,000 euros. II -A sum equal to the amount of the contributio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-39

…rresponding to a given card-related payment transaction is available on the payer's payment account;3° The consent referred to in 2° was given before the first confirmation request.II. - The payment s…

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