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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-2

Any European company duly registered in the Trade and Companies Register may transfer its registered office to another Member State of the European Community. It shall draw up a transfer proposal. Thi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-2

A credit institution, a financial institution or a third-party financing company mentioned in 8 of Article L. 511-6 of the Monetary and Financial Code may finance renovation work by means of an advanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preventive examinations during and after pregnancy.

Article L2122-2

All pregnant women are provided with a free pregnancy record book at the time of the first prenatal examination. An interministerial decree determines the model and method of use of this booklet, whic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-28

The creditors of the sole trader whose claim arose before the transfer of ownership was publicised may lodge an objection to the transfer of the business assets, within a period set by decree. An obje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L620-2

The safeguard procedure is applicable to any person exercising a commercial, craft or agricultural activity defined in article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime and, to any other natural…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-2

The receivership procedure is applicable to any person carrying on a commercial, craft or agricultural activity as defined in article L. 311-1 du code rural et de la pêche maritime and to any other na…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: EXAMINATION OF THE REQUEST FOR TREATMENT OF OVERBELT SITUATION

Article L721-2

…ommission referred to by the debtor has a period of time determined by decree, from the time the application is submitted to examine the admissibility of the application by verifying that the debtor i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: POWERS OF THE ASSEMBLY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7161-2

The Assembly of French Guiana is associated through agreements concluded with the State with the development and implementation of the policy for the development of the Guianese forest.By way of derog…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-2

The collective sports services plan, drawn up in accordance with articles 2 and 10 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development, defines the State's objectives for develop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Self-employed door-to-door salespeople.

Article L135-2

The contract may provide for the seller to provide services aimed at developing and running the network of independent home sellers, if these are likely to promote the sale of the company's products o…

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