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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…n, under the conditions set out in Articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition and mandate

Article L23-112-1

…s that the commission represents in the elections provided for in articles L. 2122-10-1 and L. 2122-6 ; 2° Ten seats are allocated to professional employers' organisations with a statutory vocation of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-4

…tion of the box office takings generated by a work of more than €307,500 and less than or equal to €615,000;- 120% for the fraction of the box office takings generated by a work of more than €615,000…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L490-14

…een closed by a decision adopted by the Autorité de la concurrence on the basis of I of Article L. 464-2 and Articles L. 462-8, L. 464-3, L. 464-6 or L. 464-6-1, by the Minister responsible for the ec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8

The decisions of the Autorité de la concurrence referred to in Articles L. 462-8, L. 464-2, L. 464-3, L. 464-6, L. 464-6-1 et L. 752-27 are notified to the parties involved and to the Minister for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-12-1

…2, L. 225-40, L. 225-42, L. 225-88, L. 225-90, L. 225-103, L. 225-115, L. 225-135, L. 225-244, L. 226-10-1, L. 227-10, L. 22-10-71, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 233-6, L. 233-13, L. 237-6 and L. 239-2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

For application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In Articles L. 5461-2, L. 5461-2-1, L. 5461-4, L. 5461-9, L. 5462-2 and L. 5462-8, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Common provisions.

Article R123-77

…er, which is carried out under the conditions provided for in the fifth paragraph of article R. 123-6. However, when a company is registered for the first time, a copy of a private document may be fil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6332-1

…dinances, and, on the other hand, of the proposals it may adopt within the framework of Articles LO 6351-6, LO 6351-8 and LO 6351-9, LO 6351-12, LO 6351-14 and LO 6351-15. II. - On a proposal from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Société de gestion du fonds interprofessionnel de l'accès au droit et à la justice (Management company for the inter-professional fund for access to law and justice)

Article R444-39

…ittee;2° A judicial administrator;3° A judicial auctioneer;4° A commercial court clerk;5° A bailiff;6° A judicial representative;7° A notary.The members of the committee are appointed by joint order o…

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