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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-4

A special report informs the Ordinary General Meeting each year of the transactions carried out under the provisions of Articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-3. This report also gives an account of:the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-4

The committee meets at least twice a year, convened by its chairman, on his or her own initiative or, within a maximum of two months, at the written request of the full representatives of this committ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-4

I. - In the performance of their duties, all officers of the national police force or the national gendarmerie may be authorised not to be identified by their first and last names in the procedural do…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-47

I.-Before 20 April of the year of the renewal of the chambers, an order of the prefect of the region where the headquarters of the regional chamber of commerce and industry is located determines the n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-4

A stipulation by which the author undertakes to grant a preferential right to a publisher for the publication of his future works of clearly determined genres is lawful. This right is limited for each…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-12

…erson had requested a delay and had been remanded in custody pursuant to the provisions of articles 495-8 and 495-10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation and form of cheque

Article L131-4

Cheques may only be drawn on a credit institution, an investment services provider other than a portfolio management company, the French Treasury, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations or the Banque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Mobilisation of mortgage and similar claims

Article L313-45

…ssive bearers. The pledge thus created benefits from the provisions of articles L. 211-38 to L. 211-40. The right of the bearer of the promissory note is exercised over all claims arising in favour of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions.

Article D333-4

Residential leisure parks operated as hotels are intended for light leisure dwellings, mobile leisure homes and caravans. They consist of bare pitches or pitches equipped with one of these facilities,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Lien and enforcement of pledges

Article L124-4

Where the sale of these assets has not taken place by public auction, the purchaser who wishes to secure himself from the proceedings of the registered creditors is required, on pain of forfeiture and…

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