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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-21

The dissolution of the economic interest grouping entails its liquidation. The personality of the grouping subsists for the purposes of the liquidation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-21

The payment of a bill of exchange may be guaranteed for all or part of its amount by an aval. This guarantee is provided by a third party or even by a signatory of the bill. The aval is given either o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-21

The chairmen, managers, directors and staff of general shop operations are, under the penalties provided for in Article 226-13 of the Penal Code, are bound by professional secrecy in all matters relat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-21

The conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-21

The registration of a claim in the plan and the creditor's acceptance of deadlines, remissions or conversions into securities giving or capable of giving access to capital do not prejudge the final ad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-21

Public law employees placed at the disposal of a consular higher education establishment choose whether to exercise their right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections for staff representatives…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article L722-21

I. - Within two months of taking up their duties, the judges of the commercial courts shall submit a complete, accurate and sincere declaration of their interests: 1° To the president of the court, fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Personal recovery procedure with compulsory liquidation

Article L742-21

When the assets realised are sufficient to pay off the creditors, the judge declares the proceedings closed.Where the assets realised are insufficient to satisfy the creditors, where the debtor owns n…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation

Article L2541-21

Every year, the mayor presents a report to the town council on the operation and results of the administration as a whole during the past year. At the town council's request, this report is published.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-21

The transport of corpses is subject to a fixed fee. Families who want any pump deal with the contractor according to a tariff that is established for this purpose. The regulations and contracts that s…

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