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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-3

The judgment opening secondary insolvency proceedings is subject to appeal or third-party objection by the insolvency practitioner of the main insolvency proceedings if he considers that the court has…

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

Article L722-3

The panel of judges is presided over by the president of the commercial court or by a judge of that court who has held judicial office for at least three years, subject to the application of the provi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Content and adoption of the measures imposed

Article L733-3

The total duration of the measures mentioned in article L. 733-1 may not exceed seven years. Measures may, however, exceed this period when they concern the repayment of loans taken out for the purcha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article L3324-3

…subject to income tax, the profit to be deducted, before deduction of the corresponding tax, is equal to the taxable profit for that financial year, less : 1° Normal remuneration for the work done by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the formation of the contract.

Article L6222-3

A decree shall determine the conditions for application of the derogations provided for in Article L. 6222-2, in particular the maximum period within which the apprenticeship contract referred to in 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise or office

Article L7227-3

Time off used in application of articles L. 7227-1 et L. 7227-2 may not exceed half the legal working time for a calendar year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding.

Article L4743-3

Failure to comply with the measures taken by the inspection officer pursuant to Article L. 4733-2 or Article L. 4733-3 is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €3,750.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Actions contesting parentage

Article 336-1

Where a civil registrar is in possession of a prenatal acknowledgement of paternity whose statements concerning its author are contradicted by the information concerning the father communicated to him…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145-3

Where the duration of pre-trial detention exceeds one year in criminal cases or eight months in misdemeanour cases, decisions ordering its extension or rejecting applications for release must also inc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-3

Prior to release, the person under investigation must make the declaration of address provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article 116. The person under investigation is informed that he or she mus…

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