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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Conventional sequestration.

Article 1957

Escrow may not be free.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-12

…the partners are designated in the Articles of Association, the removal of one of them from office may only be decided unanimously by the other partners. This will result in the dissolution of the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expert assistance

Article L1233-34

…oncerns at least ten employees within the same thirty-day period, the Social and Economic Committee may, where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within it, decide, at the firs…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-11

When the company is formed or during its existence, preference shares may be created, with or without voting rights, with special rights of any kind, on a temporary or permanent basis. These rights ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-14

I. - The Authority may set up one or more Advisory Commissions.At least one commission shall be set up to give an opinion on the lists, models, frequency and deadlines for transmitting the documents a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-11

An existing on-trade public house may be transferred to the department in which it is located. Applications for authorisation to transfer are submitted to the State representative in the département.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: National Food Council

Article D824-2

…ouncil is consulted on the definition of public food policy and gives opinions on related issues.It may, in particular, be consulted on the main policy guidelines relating to:1° Adapting consumption t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-5

…icial year, following the opinion of the general assembly of sitting judges. The coordinating judge may convene regular meetings of the various investigating judges of the investigating division in or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryonic stem cell research.

Article R2151-12-6

…ments resulting from III of Article L. 2151-6, the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine may give formal notice to the establishment or organisation to put an end to the breaches observed a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-43-14

…as part of the pathway for integration through economic activity under the following conditions:it may not be granted under a part-time employment contract concluded with a structure mentioned in art…

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