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

Article L5842-3

I.-Articles L. 5211-5, with the exception of the last sentence of I and the second paragraph of III, and L. 5211-5-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Voter participation in local decision-making

Article R1112-18

…articles R. 1112-1 to R. 1112-17 applicable to local referendums, subject to the replacement of the last two paragraphs of article R. 1112-2 by the following paragraph: The file includes, in particula…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R33

Within a period of one month from the notification provided for in the last paragraph of the preceding article, the applicant shall deliver against receipt or send by registered letter with acknowledg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-60

…f article L. 214-30 meet the conditions laid down in article L. 214-30 on the closing date of their last financial year preceding the inventory.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-26

…28 shall be pursued on the initiative of the creditors benefiting from guarantees mentioned in the last paragraph of this article on proof of the judgment adopting the plan, in accordance with the pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-1

…sions of articles R. 621-2 to R. 621-4, R. 621-7, R. 621-7-1, R. 621-8-1, with the exception of the last paragraph, R. 621-8-2, R. 621-10 and R. 621-12 to R. 621-16, as well as Article R. 631-7-1, are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-68-1

…orate units of the others having been transferred to third parties at the date of retirement of the last of them..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant

Article R2334-6

…n 3 and 16, established by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques at the last population census.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pre-assessment and request for treatment

Article R6323-11-2

…for the funding of a professional transition project no later than four months after the end of his last employment contract or assignment contract, provided that the training action begins no later t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-116

…eption of articles R. 5132-3, R. 5132-4, R. 5132-9, R. 5132-10, R. 5132-11, R. 5132-13, R. 5132-14, last paragraph, and R. 5132-22.

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