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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article R742-3

…former avocats à la Cour de cassation et au Conseil d'Etat having served for at least five years ; 3° Former notaries, former bailiffs and former auctioneers who have held office for at least five ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article R1424-30

…contributions from the European Communities, the State, local authorities and public establishments;3° Proceeds from borrowings ;4° Depreciation charges on movable and immovable property;5° Write-back…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-3

In the event of total or partial abandonment of the assets made available pursuant to articles L. 1321-1 and L. 1321-2, the owning local authority recovers all its rights and obligations over the disu…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

…claration.The time limit is extended to one year for declarations submitted under articles 21-2,21-13-1 et 21-13-2. In the event that an opposition procedure is initiated by the Government pursuant to…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Sale of seized assets

Article L221-3

The forced sale of the assets takes place by public auction after a period of one month from the date of the seizure, during which the debtor may proceed to an amicable sale under the conditions provi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: High-level sportspeople

Article A231-3

Within two months of their first registration on the list of top-level athletes and annually for subsequent registrations, top-level athletes must undergo : 1° A medical examination carried out by a s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-33

…of the scope of application of several collective agreements in application of I of article L. 2261-32 or in the event of the conclusion of a collective agreement combining the scope of several existi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-3

…amount of the advance granted or, where applicable, the total of these two amounts, may not exceed 30% of the additional energy costs incurred by the operator, before benefiting from the support sche…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-3

…ys of receipt of the notification of the missing documents, the declaration mentioned in Article R. 310-2 may not be the subject of a declaration receipt. In the event of the occurrence of the unfores…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-36

The president of the assembly of French Guyana, the vice-presidents or the councillors who have been delegated benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the territorial co…

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