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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Operating grant

Article R2315-31-1

…may be transferred to the budget for social and cultural activities in accordance with article L. 2315-61, up to a limit of 10% of this surplus. This sum and the arrangements for its use are recorded…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article R621-37-1-1

The notification referred to in the first paragraph of III ofArticle L. 621-13-6 shall include all the details and information relating to the measure taken pursuant to I or II of the same article, in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-3-1

…ide the information mentioned in article L. 111-6 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the cond…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-3-1

With due regard for the principle of equality, the rules relating to the allocation and exercise of powers applicable to a category of territorial authorities may be differentiated to take account of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation, orientation and preparation of the case.

Article L1454-1-3

…eferral Office rules as a judgement office in its restricted composition mentioned in article L. 1423-13.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-3

The provisions of article L. 225-18-1, relating to the minimum proportion of directors of each gender, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to trading on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the Commercial Court.

Article L722-3-1

The President of the Commercial Court hears, within the limits of the jurisdiction of the Commercial Court, applications made pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-3-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Biological procedures used in medically assisted procreation

Article R2141-1-3

…ocess ; 2° The procedures and operating methods involved and identification of the critical stages; 3° An analysis of the foreseeable risks and, where appropriate, a justification of the additional co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-3

…ket, established in France, shall make the file provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 513-10-5 available to the supervisory authorities at the address given in 6° of article R. 513-10-5. T…

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