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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Meetings of the departmental commercial development commission

Article R752-13

I.- At least ten days before the meeting, each member of the departmental commission receives, by any means, a copy of the application for authorisation to operate a business, accompanied by:1° The pr…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-9

The delegated production company may receive several grants from the compensation fund when the filming of the same work gives rise either to several interruptions or several postponements, or to a co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article D773-13

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 522-1-1 and D. 522-1-2n° 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article D774-13

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 522-1-1 and D. 522-1-2n° 2014-1053 of 16 September 2014

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Establishments and organisations authorised to combat leprosy

Article D3112-13

The application for authorisation should be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the leprosy centre is to be located, together with a dossier, the content…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-13

On pain of inadmissibility of the application for review, the following must be submitted to the registry within the time limit for filing the statement of case:1° A copy of the decisions referred to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Quotations and meanings

Article 932

The time limit provided for in the first paragraph of Article 552 applies when the party summoned resides in the territorial collectivity. The time limit is increased by one month if the party summone…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Sale and provision of services without prior order

Article L121-13

The provisions of article L. 121-12 do not preclude the charging of interest, commissions or fees in respect of overdraft facilities or bank overdrafts provided for in the account agreement instituted…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-13

French nationality may be claimed by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-13

I. - The amount of the payment transaction is credited to the payee's payment service provider's account no later than the end of the first business day following receipt of the payment order as defin…

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