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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-2

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of unlawful lending of labour as provided for in Article L. 8241-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Suspension of sentence under article 720-1-1

Article D147-2

…ore of the following obligations, designed in particular to allow verification that the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 720-1-1 demeurent remplies : 1° Establish his residence or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

…ke this imperative, the juge des libertés may, exceptionally and in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of Article 706-88, decide that the current police custody of a person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27

…y be stipulated in the Articles of Association that, in addition to the directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18, directors elected either…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-21

…cle, the directorships of companies whose securities are not admitted to trading on a regulated market and which are controlled within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the same company shall count…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-22

…ion ouvrière, the representatives of the société coopérative de main-d'oeuvre are not counted when determining the number of directors bound to the company by an employment contract referred to in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-25

…cles of Association may require each director to own a number of shares in the company, which they determine. If, on the day of his appointment, a director does not own the required number of shares o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-29

The term of office of a director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-20

…the legal entity he represents. The permanent representative is taken into account when assessing whether the composition of the Board of Directors complies with the first paragraph of article L. 225-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-26

…of Article L. 225-25 and shall denounce any breach thereof in their report to the annual general meeting.

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