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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-10

In the judgment initiating the proceedings, the court sets the date of the hearing at the end of which a decision will be made on the draft plan. Within eight days, the court clerk notifies the public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article R645-10

…le L. 812-2 informs known creditors by simple letter of the opening of the professional recovery procedure. This letter reproduces the provisions of articles L. 645-8, L. 645-11 and R. 645-19 and incl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article R662-10

The Public Prosecutor's Office shall be notified of the date of the hearing by the Registrar in any case that is to be communicated to it. Where the proceedings are to take place in the presence of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-10

…rticle L. 713-4 and by this sub-section shall be registered and shall give rise to the issue of a receipt. The prefect of the department in which the chamber has its seat shall ensure publication of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-10

…e National Council when the number of registrars practising within the jurisdiction of that court exceeds five. Otherwise, the member of the National Council is elected by a panel made up of the clerk…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-10

…ballot, the prefect shall send the electors two electoral envelopes intended, for each ballot, to receive the ballot paper and two envelopes bearing the words "Election of the judges of the commercial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Establishment and powers

Article R721-10

At its first meeting and at each renewal, the Council shall elect a Vice-Chairman from among those of its members who are serving or honorary consular judges.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1431-10

…l for applications with a view to drawing up a list of candidates for the post of Director. After receiving the applications, they shall unanimously draw up the list of candidates. The proposal of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-10

Decisions to refuse funding for training taken by the manager of the fund for the financing and management of the individual right to training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article R2122-10

…civil servants of the municipality all or part of the functions he performs as a civil registrar, except those provided for in Article 75 of the Civil Code. The acts drawn up within the framework of t…

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