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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings.

Article L2262-14

…n article L. 2231-5-1 in all other cases. This period applies without prejudice to articles L. 1233-24, L. 1235-7-1 and L. 1237-19-8 of the Labour Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-27

…within its jurisdiction;2° The application does not comply with the requirements of Article R. 331-24, after the expiry of the period of one month following the invitation to regularise which was sen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State assets transferred to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-45

…s between the State and the territorial collectivity of Corsica provided for in III of Article L. 4424-7 and to articles L. 4424-22, L. 4424-23, L. 4424-24 and L. 4424-25 of this code as well as artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-16

…oup formed by a company and the undertakings it controls are set as follows:1° Balance sheet total: 24,000,000 euros;2° Net turnover: 48,000,000 euros;3° Average number of employees: 250.These figures…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article R628-9

…28-7 and this Article. This information constitutes a warning within the meaning of Articles L. 622-24 and R. 622-21.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R2321-1

…in companies with up to 149 employees; -18 hours per month in companies with 150 to 499 employees; -24 hours per month in companies with at least 500 employees.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-2

The organisations mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may only use the works mentioned in that same article as part of their cultural, educational and research missions and on condition that they do n…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article L114-10

The sports resources, expertise and performance centres are administered by a Board of Directors made up of twenty or twenty-five members, depending on the size or specific nature of the establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-2

…easure with representation relating to the person, except in the cases provided for in Articles L. 1241-3 and L. 1241-4 of the Public Health Code. "

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 terdecies

Where the lease is granted by a company or grouping subject to the regime provided for in articles 8,8 ter, 238 ter, 239 ter to 239 quinquies, 239 septies and 239 nonies one of whose members is subjec…

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