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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-3

When a company of any form that does not have a statutory auditor is converted into a joint stock company, one or more conversion auditors, responsible for assessing under their responsibility the val…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…provided that the tenant or subletter can provide evidence of a contract entered into pursuant to 3° of Article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, and that the rental price remains set within reasonable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…25-28 ; 2° Prohibition of prenatal and postnatal employment, as provided for in article L. 1225-29; 3° breastfeeding, as provided for in articles L. 1225-30 to L. 1225-33; 4° Resignation by an employe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-3

…cles L. 653-1 to L. 653-8 of the French Commercial Code, or an equivalent measure under foreign law;3° Admitted to the receivership procedure instituted by article L. 631-1 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article L236-37

…different methods are used in the merging companies, the justification for using different methods; 3° Any special valuation problems that may have arisen. In assessing the amount of the buyout offer,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-3

…r from the certain and direct extension of the effects of the price reduction that he had to apply; 3° The loss of opportunity; 4° The non-material loss.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article L4313-3

…g officer and for which the region:1° Holds at least 33% of the capital;2° Or has guaranteed a loan;3° Or has paid a grant of more than €75,000 or representing more than 50% of the income shown in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-3

…he product of the offence, under the conditions laid down in 8° of article 131-39 of the same code; 3° Posting the decision or broadcasting it either in the written press or by any means of audiovisua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L7227-36

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 of the Penal Code, the president of the assembly or a councillor deputising for him or her, the president of the executive council or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article L775-30

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of…

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