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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-124

…e provided for in the last paragraph of article R. 225-120 shall contain the following information: 1° The object of the company, stated briefly; 2° The company's normal expiry date; 3° The classes of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

…of, work, within the meaning ofarticle L. 242-1 of the French Social Security Code, provided that : 1° The physical presence of professional athletes or trainers is not required to commercially exploi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-15

…is no longer able to supply samples, no account shall be taken of this interruption, provided that: 1° A new deposit of the micro-organism is made within a period of three months from the date on whic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-20

Persons undergoing training preparing for a vocational certificate, vocational diploma, State diploma or higher State diploma in youth, popular education and sport or complementary certificates must,…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R213-3

If a new agreement or decision changes the amount of maintenance or the methods of enforcing the obligation, the application for direct payment is automatically amended accordingly from the date of no…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee and collective marks

Article R715-1

The regulations for use referred to in Article L. 715-2 shall include: 1° The name of the proprietor of the trade mark; 2° A statement that the proprietor of the trade mark complies with the requireme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3423-6

Any employee referred to in Article L. 3211-1 who is not in receipt of statutory or contractual benefits for partial deprivation of employment and who is bound to his employer by a contract of employm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-1

…e following provisions and those of the decrees of the Conseil d'Etat issued for their application: 1° Titles I, III and IV and Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title V of Book I; 2° Title II of Book II ; 3…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-33

Proposals for programming commitments under 1° of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

French undertakings subject to State control under article L. 310-1 and constituted in the form of a société anonyme must have share capital, excluding contributions in kind, of at least 800,000 euros…

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