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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L2241-5

…ed in 1° to 5° of article L. 2241-1 ; b) At least every five years the subjects mentioned in 6° and 7° of Article L. 2241-1 ;c) The subject mentioned in article L. 2241-2 when the conditions mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-16

…descendant ;6° A dependent child within the meaning ofArticle L. 512-1 of the Social Security Code;7° A collateral up to the fourth degree ;8° An ascendant, descendant or collateral relative up to th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-5

…out prejudice to the implementation of the powers at its disposal under the terms of Sections 6 and 7 of Chapter II of Title 1 of Book VI of the Monetary and Financial Code, requires a short-term fina…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-2

…ned in article L. 432-3, except in the cases provided for in the second paragraph of article R. 442-7-2. The body referred to in article L. 432-2 issues insurance policies covering the risks referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-11

…gister to which the individual limited liability entrepreneur is subject pursuant to article L. 526-7 of the document certifying completion of the formalities mentioned in the first paragraph of this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-14

…12-4 when they appeal to the generosity of the public within the meaning of article 3 of law no. 91-772 of 7 August 1991. They may again take part in a statutory audit of the accounts of these persons…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-23

…2° With regard to the implementation of actions whose funding is provided for by article L. 324-17 : a) A breakdown of the amounts paid, by category of shares defined in the first paragraph of arti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective marks

Article R715-2

The regulations governing use referred to in article L. 715-6 shall include: 1° The name of the proprietor of the trade mark; 2° The purpose of the association, grouping or legal person governed by pu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Credit consolidation

Article R314-19

…ng rise to the provision of a European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7, the information document is provided to the borrower at the latest at the same time as this sheet…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-3

…the online sales site, where this information is known; 6° The serial number of the direct debit; > 7° The signature of the authorised official. The administrative department that ordered the samples…

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