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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Terms and conditions for the use of rights acquired under a public law activity

Article R6323-43

The rights acquired in hours underarticle 22 quater of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 may be converted into euros, at the initiative of any person mentioned in articles L. 6323-2 and L. 6323-33, withi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Terms and conditions for the use of rights acquired under a public law activity

Article D6323-44

The conversion into euros of rights acquired in hours referred to in article R. 6323-43 is carried out at the rate of 15 euros per hour.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Declaration

Article R321-1

Operators, whether legal entities or individuals, organising and carrying out voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, including by electronic means, shall declare their activities to the Conse…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article R135-3

The information provided for in Article L. 135-4 is communicated to the Minister responsible for culture, with a view to its transmission without delay to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-4

When the communes concerned by a request to create a new commune are not located in the same département or region, the decision to create the commune may only be taken after the territorial boundarie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Timeshare contract.

Article L1252-4

The timeshare contract is deemed to be for an indefinite period.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Realisation of the pledge and purging of registered claims.

Article R143-4

The public officer appointed to carry out the sale of a business may have a copy of the supporting document mentioned in article R. 521-7 issued to him by the registrar. He may also obtain a copy of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-8

Any person who fails to comply with the obligations laid down in articles L. 551-3 and L. 551-4 shall be liable to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 18,000 euros. Failure by the manager to comply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-13

For the application of article R. 1336-4 in Mayotte, the references to articles L. 4111-1 and L. 4111-3 of the Labour Code are replaced by the reference to article L. 233-1 of the Mayotte Labour Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book MIXED CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L3000-3

Where a concession contract covers several activities, at least one of which constitutes a network operator activity, and whose main purpose can be determined, the following rules apply: 1° Where the…

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