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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-27

Decisions are taken at a general meeting. However, the Articles of Association may stipulate that, with the exception of those provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 223-26 All or some of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-2

Persons who have obtained the evidence of formal qualifications or authorisation required to practise the profession of chiropodist before entering the profession, and persons who have obtained their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions

Article L5216-8

Revenue for the conurbation community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in I and V of article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code.The conurbation community may, in addition, collect, in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

The provisions of articles L. 129-5 to L. 129-12 apply in the overseas departments and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon when the universal employment-service voucher is in the nature of a special payment vouc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6232-1

I. - The Territorial Council may submit to a referendum any draft or proposed deliberation tending to regulate a matter within its competence, with the exception, on the one hand, of the opinions whic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L512-1-1

The following are exempt from the obligations set out inArticle L. 823-19 of the French Commercial Code: a) Persons and entities affiliated, within the meaning of Article L. 512-92, to a caisse d'épar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6-2

Payments made by court-appointed administrators and judicial representatives to the institutions mentioned inarticle L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code in application of articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-16 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-84-1

For the application of Articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the compensation payable by the employer does not take…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-133

Notwithstanding the provisions of Titles II and III of Book II and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code : 1° The shares are fully paid up as soon as they are issued; 2° Any contribution…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L221-1

I. - For the purposes of this Title, the following are deemed to be: 1° Distance contract: any contract concluded between a trader and a consumer, under an organised distance sales or service-provisio…

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