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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Plan

Article L742-24

Exceptionally, if the judge considers that compulsory liquidation can be avoided, the judge shall draw up, where appropriate on a proposal from the trustee, a plan comprising the measures referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Charges for access to Nordic sites developed for non-motorised snow sports activities

Article L2333-83

L'association départementale, interdépartementale ou régionale créée en application des articles L. 342-27 to L. 342-29 of the Tourism Code may collect, on behalf of and at the request of the municipa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-31

The provisions relating to the safeguarding, reorganisation and liquidation of credit institutions and investment firms set out in articles L. 613-25 to L. 613-30 and L. 211-10 do not apply to legal p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Breaches concerning young people under the age of eighteen

Article L4753-1

Failure to comply with the decisions taken by the labour inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8112-1 pursuant to article L. 4733-2 or article L. 4733-3 is punishable by a fine of up to 10,000 eu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions adapting Book V.

Article L915-1

The second paragraph of Article L. 511-62 reads as follows: "The pension includes the sums indicated in the articles L. 511-45 and L. 511-46, in addition to any brokerage and stamp duties provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10

In order to grant or refuse the administrative authorisations provided for in Articles L. 321-1, L. 321-7 and L. 329-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution verifies that the following…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article L561-33

I. - Where the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 are part of a group within the meaning of Article L. 511-20, a financial conglomerate within the meaning of Article L. 517-3, a group within the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: The business project support contract for the creation or takeover of an economic activity.

Article L127-6

The professional and social situation of the beneficiary of the business project support contract is determined by the articles L. 783-1 and L. 783-2 du code du travail. The legal entity responsible f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-10

When, due to its legal form, the collective management organisation does not have a general meeting of its members, the powers of the latter, as provided for in article L. 323-6, are exercised by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-8

Neither products of the human body for which it is customary not to apply all the principles set out in articles L. 1211-1 to L. 1211-7, nor elements and products of the human body removed and used fo…

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