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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article D611-6

The regional prefect has a period of three months in which to grant or refuse approval. The starting point for this period is set at the date of issue of the acknowledgement of receipt specifying the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Accelerated safeguard

Article R628-6

The twenty-day period provided for in article R. 621-24, before the expiry of which the juge-commissaire may not appoint an auditor, is reduced to fifteen days.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-6

After payment of the sale price in the case of an auction or completion by the purchaser of the purging formalities in the case of a private sale, the liquidator shall draw up the statement of colloca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-6

The nature of the income to be collected is set out in the instrument setting up the imprest account. However, with the exception of registration and stamp duties for cemetery concessions, the taxes,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-6

When the president of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax authority exercises special policing for external fire defence, an inter-communal external fire defence pla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article R2321-6

The reimbursement of rescue costs provided for in 7° of article L. 2321-2, the following sporting activities: 1° Alpine skiing; 2° Cross-country skiing.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administration of Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

Article R518-6

Subject to the powers conferred on the Prime Minister and the Minister for the Civil Service in respect of certain categories of civil servant, the Managing Director appoints to all other posts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Debt securities

Article D742-6

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D752-6

Article D. 313-1-A is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D753-6

Article D. 313-1-A is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-1115 of 2 October 2014.

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