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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…ng the application of the provisions of articles :a) L. 1251-18 concerning remuneration ;b) L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-23 concerning working conditions ;c) L. 1251-24 concerning access to collective means…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-25

…these UCITS, FIA or investment funds for the purposes of applying the limits set out in article R. 214-21.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-23

For the application of Article 712-21, the sentence enforcement judge or court may, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, state, by reasoned order or judgment, that there is no need to order a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

…ices; the deferred salary, for the year due and for the current year, instituted by the article L. 321-13 du code rural et de la pêche maritime; -the surviving spouse's claims instituted by the

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-12

…provisions relating to the contribution of business assets to a company set out in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22, any sale or transfer of business assets, whether or not made conditionally or in t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-16

…title. The authorised agents order the measures following these controls defined in Articles 19 to 21 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3141-8

Employees under the age of 21 on 30 April of the previous year are entitled to two extra days' leave for each dependent child. This leave is reduced to one day if the statutory leave does not exceed s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

…at least 800,000 euros in order to conduct the classes of business referred to in 10 to 15 and 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 28 of article R. 321-1, as well as reinsurance operations. In order to carry out…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-26

…provided for in Article R. 712-14 ;3° The declaration of withdrawal provided for in Article R. 712-21 or renunciation provided for in Article R. 714-1;4° The renewal declaration provided for in Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Job security contract

Article D1233-50

When the framework agreement mentioned in article L. 6332-21 of this code provides for the financing of the measures provided for in article L. 1233-65, the skills operators respond to the calls for p…

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