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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-12

…ion proceedings automatically terminates the agreement recorded or approved pursuant to Article L. 611-8. In this case, the creditors recover all of their claims and securities, less any sums collecte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L812-9

…ng to the supervision, inspection and discipline of judicial administrators set out in articles L. 811-11 to L. 811-15-1 are applicable to judicial representatives. The national registration commissio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint committees

Article D2261-12

If, following the registered letter or the notification referred to in Article D. 2261-11, the organisation fails, without legitimate reason, to comply with the new summons sent to it, the Minister re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-22

…Regional Council, of the bodies participating in the public lifelong guidance service mentioned in 11° of article L. 6241-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-14

…nd collected in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 8253-1, R. 8253-7, R. 8253-8, R. 8253-11, R. 8253-13 and R. 8253-14.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Independent management bodies

Article R321-2

…isations established in France are subject to the provisions of article R. 321-5, 1° to 7°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 321-15, article R. 321-16, as well as the provisions of articles R. 321-26 to R. 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-5

…set out in article L. 1235-4, in the event of failure to comply with articles L. 1235-3 and L. 1235-11, do not apply to the dismissal of an employee with less than two years' seniority in the company…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-22

…articles L. 115-4 and…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-4

…uelon, the parties may be assisted or represented either by the persons mentioned inArticle L. 3252-11 of the Labour Code or in Article R. 121-7, or by an approved person, who is exempt from producing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L2316-5

…establishments in the company constitute three electoral colleges in application of article L. 2314-11, at least one full delegate and one alternate delegate to the central social and economic committ…

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