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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-20

Sessions of the National Council may be organised under the conditions set out in Article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds.

Article R214-206

A professional private equity fund may borrow up to 30% of its assets.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-20

…orsica shall be heard by the Council with their agreement or at their request. Any qualified person may be heard by the council or its committees. The civil servants of the State in the Corsican colle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of dental surgeons.

Article R4127-209

Dental surgeons may not alienate their professional independence in any way or in any form whatsoever.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-205

…whose claims predate the date on which the minutes of the deliberations are filed with the registry may lodge an objection to the reduction, within the period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. A co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Operation and control.

Article L522-20

Operators of general shops may pledge goods they receive on deposit or negotiate warrants representing them.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIc : Mobile electronic anti-seizure devices for the protection of victims of violence

Article 1136-20

…lectronic anti-rapprochement device mentioned in the article 515-11-1 of the Civil Code, the matter may be referred to the Family Affairs Judge at any time under the conditions of the article 515-12 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Expenditure

Article D5217-20

…istorical cost of the fixed asset and the straight-line method. However, the metropolitan authority may adopt a declining balance, variable or real depreciation method.The depreciation periods for tan…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-20

Cash sums may be seized up to the amount of the distrainor's claim. They are sequestered in the hands of the bailiff. This is mentioned in the attachment deed, which also states, on pain of nullity, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20

…l purposes, periodic reports on the activities of their branch. The Autorité des marchés financiers may require the branches referred to in Article L. 532-18-1 to send it the information necessary to…

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