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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article D2353-2

The members of the European Company Committee are: 1° Either appointed in accordance with the procedures defined in articles D. 2352-6 et seq.; 2° Or elected in accordance with the provisions of artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article D924-2

Articles D. 442-2 and D. 442-3 read as follows:"For the application of III of Article L. 442-4, the seat and jurisdiction of the competent courts in the Department of Mayotte shall be determined in ac…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-2

When requesting the assistance of the police in eviction cases, the enforcement agent proceeds electronically via the information system provided for in the last paragraph of article 7-2 of law no. 90…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 B

Subject to the derogations provided for in article 204 C, income subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries, pensions or life annuities free of charge shall give rise to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: General rules applicable to other public contracts with the exception of those relating to the public rail passenger transport service

Article R2521-2

The public contracts referred to in Articles L. 2511-1 to L. 2515-1 are subject to the rules relating to payment periods set out in Section 2 of Chapter II of Title IX of Book I and in Article R. 2112…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Commercial leases.

Article R145-24

Briefs shall state the address of the property leased and: 1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, profession, domicile, nationality, date and place of birth; 2° For legal entities, their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liens and insurance

Article D3253-2

The maximum guarantee provided for in 4° of Article L. 3253-8 is equal to : 1° Three times the monthly ceiling used to calculate social security contributions, for one and a half months' salary; 2° Tw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article D937-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Nouméa", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article D947-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Papeete", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

The staircases and lifts in the buildings referred to in article R. 4216-24 are: 1° Either enclosed in one-hour fireproof shafts with half-hour fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke…

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