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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-23

A decree in Council of State shall determine the measures for the implementation of Chapters I and II above and of this Chapter, in particular the emoluments to be allocated to the clerks of the comme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-29-2

Share consolidations provided for in article L. 228-29-1 include the obligation for shareholders to make the purchases or sales of shares necessary to carry out the reverse split. The nominal value of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-26

The co-production contract, the financing contract and the contracts concluded with the authors and with any other natural or legal person benefiting from a share of the receipts from the exploitation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L773-27

For the application in New Caledonia of the articles of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions

Article L774-27

For the application in French Polynesia of the articles of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-2

All employers shall employ beneficiaries of the employment obligation mentioned in Article L. 5212-13 in a minimum proportion of 6% of their total workforce. This rate is reviewed every five years, wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Order.

Article L4121-2

The Association of Physicians, the Association of Dental Surgeons and the Association of Midwives shall ensure that the principles of morality, probity, competence and devotion essential to the practi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Cultural development.

Article L4433-27

The regions of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion define the actions they intend to carry out in cultural matters, following the opinion or, where appropriate, the proposal of the local authorities and t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 8222-1 to L. 8222-6, a person who fails to comply with article L. 8254-1 is jointly and severally liable with his co-contractor for payment of: 1° T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Recognition of disabled worker status.

Article L5213-2

Disabled worker status is recognised by the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées (Commission on the Rights and Independence of Disabled People) referred to in…

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