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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-27

…at. They may be communicated to the undertaking that controls it within the meaning of I of Article L. 511-20, to the central body with which it is affiliated, and to the parent undertaking within the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-22

…ompulsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6462-2

The representative of the State may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the territorial council and after a formal notice has remained without result, exercise the attributio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: EXPULSION

Article L252-2

Subject to article L. 631-3 does not preclude it, a European Union citizen who has been legally resident in France for ten years may not be the subject of an expulsion order, pursuant to article

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-22

The procedures for applying articles L. 222-7, L. 222-8 and L. 222-15 to L. 222-19 are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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

Article L315-20

On the death of the borrower or the last living of the co-borrowers, the heirs may pay the debt capped at the value of the property estimated on the day the estate is opened. This valuation is carried…

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

Article L315-21

In the event that the borrower or his heirs dispose of the property, the mortgagee is notified of the proposed assignment.In the event that the mortgagee disputes the value of the property set out in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-20

The mandataire judiciaire appointed by the court has sole standing to act on behalf of and in the collective interest of the creditors. However, in the event that the mandataire judiciaire fails to ac…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2312-2

Appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the City Council so decides, by article. However, except in cases where the City Council has specified that appropriations are specialised by article, the m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: FAILURE TO EXECUTE A REMOVAL DECISION

Article L824-2

It is a punishable offence under Article L. 822-1 for a foreign national who is the subject of a decision to be removed from French territory to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and photographing op…

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