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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-16

…he conditions defined by Article L. 1233-61 ; 3° Collective agreements mentioned in article L. 1237-17.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-19

The statutory clauses referred to in articles L. 227-13 and L. 227-17 may only be adopted or amended unanimously by the shareholders. The statutory clauses mentioned in articles L. 227-14 and L. 227-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-43

…utions and late filing of salary declarations, the rate of increase provided for in Article L. 5424-17 is 1% per day of delay. This increase may only be applied after formal notice has been given by t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Access to documents

Article D8113-3

…ctorate that a receipt has been issued certifying that the prior declaration required by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms has been made.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-27

…stablished against the lessor that he has exercised the rights granted to him under articles L. 145-17 et seq that with a view to fraudulently defeating the tenant's rights, in particular through leas…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Additional payment without express consent

Article L132-22

…obligation to obtain the consumer's express consent under the conditions set out in article L. 121-17 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of sports agents

Article R222-37

For the application of the provisions of the third paragraph (1°) of article L. 222-17, limiting the remuneration of a sports agent to 10% of the amount of the contract concluded by the parties that h…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Aid schemes established by intergovernmental agreements

Article 711-1

…of the Federal Republic of Germany on support for film co-production projects, signed in Cannes on 17 May 2001, amended by the agreement in the form of an exchange of letters signed in Paris on 6 Oct…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-5

…s restricting opening hours and then prohibiting public admission to these cinemas, applicable from 17 October 2020.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-4

…15 shall be submitted to the courts designated in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 615-17. They shall be lodged, investigated and judged in accordance with the ordinary law procedure, sub…

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