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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-19

…he date of the judgement opening the proceedings, within three months of the date of the judgement; 3° For wages and holiday pay covered under 3° of article L. 3253-8 and wages covered under the last…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan

Article R3333-3

In the event of voluntary profit-sharing under the conditions of article L. 3323-6, the agreement establishing the inter-company savings plan specifies the formula for calculating the special profit-s…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Formalities

Article R532-3

…debtor; 2° An indication of the authorisation or title by virtue of which the security is required; 3° An indication of the capital of the claim and its accessories. In addition, in the case of a regi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-3

…the Sports Agents' Commission is composed solely of its Chairman and the members mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 222-2. The member mentioned under 5° of article R. 222-2 does not sit when the comm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-35

…their regional or departmental bodies and their members are exempt from the formality stipulated in 3° of article A. 331-33, provided that the agreement mentioned in article R. 331-50 exists for the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-34

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority's budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Martinique Economic, Social, Enviro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-46

…6 susmentionnée reconnue ou attribuée aux personnes suivantes : 1° The natural persons mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 and their collaborating spouses where applicable; 2° The company directors o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-1

Effective technical measures within the meaning of Article L. 331-5 which are capable of preventing or limiting the uses of a database that the producer has not authorised pursuant to Article L. 342-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-35

…if at least one of the offences for which an alert has been issued falls within its jurisdiction; 3° The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction. When the alert concerns an offence provided…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: External fire protection

Article R2512-21-1

…mental d'incendie et de secours" are replaced by the words: "brigade de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris"; 3° The words: "règlement départemental de défense extérieure contre l'incendie" are replaced by the…

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