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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1751

…ed for in articles L. 441-9 and L. 443-3 of the French Commercial Code (1), the offender's business may be sequestered until the final decision has been enforced. The sequestration measure may be exte…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article D426-12

…s at the same time as the validity of the authorisation provided for in article 15 of the law of 23 May 2006.It specifies the maximum number of foreign nationals holding a provisional residence permit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article L4422-34

…sted by an Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council of Corsica. The size of the council may not exceed that of the Assembly of Corsica. It comprises three sections: the economic and social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the availability of employee rights.

Article L3324-10

…payment of all or part of the corresponding sums under conditions laid down by decree. The request may be made on the occasion of each payment made in respect of the distribution of the special profi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-6

…nd which work together with other undertakings on a specific and coordinated activity, an agreement may be concluded to provide for all or some of the employees to benefit from a project-based profit-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-3

I.-The region may contribute to the financing of apprentice training centres where this is justified by regional planning and economic development needs that it identifies. It may :1° With regard to o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rules applicable to training hours

Article L6321-6

…vities determined by collective agreement at company level or, failing that, at branch level, which may take place, in whole or in part, outside working time, depending on the case, either within an h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-88

…and up to and including the fifth day before the meeting, any shareholder holding registered shares may ask the company to send him, to the address indicated, the documents and information referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6461-5

I. - The Territorial Council may, where it has been empowered to do so at its request, by law or by decree as the case may be, adapt the legislative or regulatory provisions in force to the particular…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Regional cooperation

Article L7153-4-1

…ce of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana, the president of the assembly of French Guiana may, for the duration of his or her term of office, draw up a regional cooperation framework program…

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