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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-16-2

The decisions of the National Disciplinary Committee and those of its Chairman shall state the reasons on which they are based.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions.

Article D332-1-2

…s and mobile leisure homes are prohibited. They must not be used for more than six months a year, whether continuous or not. Pitches and accommodation must not be individually supplied with water or c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article L22-10-2

…xception to article L. 225-1, for companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility, the number of shareholders may not be less than seven..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article L2121-2-1

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-2

For the trial of misdemeanours and felonies falling within the scope of Article 706-16, the First President of the Paris Court of Appeal may, on the recommendation of the Public Prosecutor, after cons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-22-1

…cour d'assises des mineurs de Paris ruling pursuant to Article 706-17, regardless of the place of detention or residence of the convicted person. To make decisions concerning persons convicted of an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article L3213-2-1

When the départements, their groupings and their public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-1-2

…These contributions are paid either in application of a national professional agreement concluded between representative employers' and employees' organisations and pooled upon receipt by the body wi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article L6332-2-1

Where a person is an employee of a training body, he may not be an employee of a skills operator or a body delegated by the latter.Where a person is an employee of a credit institution, he may not be…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-2

The copy of the draft articles of association filed with the clerk of the commercial court of the place of the company's registered office is drawn up on plain paper and signed by the founders. It is…

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