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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-3

…drawing up the report on the company's situation referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-43. In this case, only one report is drawn up. These statutory auditors are subject to the incomp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-3

…or each Sunday or public holiday ; 2° Thirty-six hours for a consecutive Sunday and public holiday; 3° Forty-eight hours for Christmas, Easter and Whitsun. The rest period is calculated from midnight…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-17

…be produced by delegated production companies that:1° In the case of co-productions, hold at least 30% of the producer's shares;2° Hold the intellectual property rights for at least two distinct mode…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Conciliation and Referral Office, Judgement Office and Summary Jurisdiction Division

Article R1423-35

…the adjudication committee comprises:1° In its ordinary composition as referred to in Article L. 1423-12, two councillors representing employers and two councillors representing employees;2° In its r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 8: Miscellaneous

Article A444-32

The recovery or collection service listed under number 129 of Table 3-1 gives rise to the collection of a fee set as follows:

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-3

The youth employment agreement referred to in 1° of Article L. 5134-2 specifies in particular : 1° A description of the activities envisaged; 2° The number of positions and the nature of the employmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Authorisations

Article R6122-31

…al or inter-regional health plan are reached in one of the zones defined in 2° of I of Article L. 1434-3, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, after obtaining the opinion of the spe…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-31

…a liberté de la presseet de la loi n° 82-652 du 29 juillet 1982 sur la communication audiovisuelle; 3° If the decision relates to the transmission of information that has been classified pursuant to t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-32

…starting date is postponed to the date of publication of the notice provided for in article R. 211-33. However, if the guaranteed person is the subject of collective proceedings during the period set…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The amicable settlement hearing

Article 774-3

The parties are summoned to the amicable settlement hearing, at the registry's behest, by any means.The summons specifies that the parties must appear in person.Where they are not exempt from compulso…

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