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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-1

…ings for receivership or compulsory liquidation in respect of the debtor who has an establishment located on French territory. The debtor may request the opening of secondary safeguard insolvency proc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Secondary insolvency proceedings

Article R692-1

…nts, presented in French or accompanied by a translation into French, shall be attached to the application for the opening of secondary insolvency proceedings made by the debtor or the insolvency prac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-18

The revenue and expenditure of the Paris fire brigade are entered in the special budget of the police prefecture.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-19

The State contributes to the operating expenses of the Paris fire brigade, including maintenance, repairs and barracks rent. Within the double limit of the allocations entered in the State budget and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-17

…defence.He retains the powers he exercises by virtue of the special law on the subject.As such, the Paris Fire Brigade is the territorially competent fire and rescue service responsible for the missio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…of cinematographic establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article L131-86-1

…ent is the result of a cheque issued on one of these accounts ;- to accounts relating to assets allocated to a professional activity where the payment incident is the result of a cheque issued on one…

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

Article L2511-1

The City of Paris and the communes of Marseille and Lyon are subject to the rules applicable to communes, subject to the provisions of this Title and other legislative provisions specific to them.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-18

The inventory of local facilities is set by joint deliberations of the city council or Paris council and the arrondissement council, and, where applicable, amended in the same forms.In the event of di…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-16

The arrondissement council deliberates on the location and development programme for local facilities, defined as educational, social, cultural, sports and information facilities for local life, as we…

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