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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-49

The following may not be chosen as representatives of the general body of creditors: 1° The debtor company; 2° Companies owning at least one tenth of the capital of the debtor company or of which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-45

Where the issuing company has continued to pay the proceeds of bonds redeemable as a result of a draw, it may not repeat such sums when such bonds are presented for redemption. Any clause to the contr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules for the award of specific contracts concluded on the basis of a dynamic purchasing system

Article R2162-49

In order to award a specific contract, the purchaser shall invite all candidates admitted to the dynamic purchasing system to submit a tender under the conditions set out in Articles R. 2144-8 and R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-44

The decisions referred to in VII of Article L. 613-37 and IV of Article L. 613-37-1 shall be notified within seventy-two hours of their adoption. Reasons shall be given for such decisions.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-43

For the application of I of Article L. 613-36, the supervisory board shall notify the persons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan pursuant to I of Article L. 613-35 of the results of its ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-45

The persons required to draw up a preventive recovery plan referred to in Article R. 613-43 shall inform the supervisory board as soon as possible and in all cases when they adopt a recovery measure p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 429

1. Where the provisions of Article 119a above are applied, export or attempted export without declaration shall give rise, independently of the penalties laid down by the legislation of the territory…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 425

Packages in excess of the declared number are deemed to have been imported or exported without declaration.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 428

(1) Any infringement of the provisions, either legislative or regulatory, prohibiting importation, exportation or re-exportation or making exportation or re-exportation subject to the payment of dutie…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 427

The following are deemed to be undeclared imports of prohibited goods: 1° the unlawful landing of the items referred to in article 424-2 above ; 2° failure to lodge the declaration provided for in art…

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