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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter VI of Title II, with the exception of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 626-1, are applicable to the reorganisation plan, subject to the following provisions.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-19

The external funeral service is a public service mission comprising: 1° The transport of bodies before and after placing in the coffin; 2° The organisation of funerals; 3° The conservation care define…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-19

Assets and liabilities must be valued separately. No offsetting may be made between asset and liability items in the balance sheet or between expense and income items in the income statement, except i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-19

The term of the contracts mentioned in article L. 224-17 may not exceed five years.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article L612-21

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall draw up and publish a list of the following persons:1° The persons mentioned in I of Article L. 612-2 ; 2° The persons mentioned in c of II o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21

Aid for professional integration under an employment support contract may be granted to the following employers:1° Local authorities ;2° Other legal entities governed by public law;3° Non-profit organ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-21

Approval makes the provisions of the agreement binding on all employers and employees within the professional and territorial scope of the agreement.Approval is granted for the duration of the agreeme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Criminal provisions

Article L754-19

Article L. 352-1, as amended byOrder no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000, is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-21

Only profits made at the end of a financial year may be entered in the annual accounts. The profit made on a transaction that has been partially completed and accepted by the other party may be entere…

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