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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Resource management

Article R6332-94

…rticle R. 6332-36. These costs are allocated according to the procedures defined in article R. 6332-7. Training courses are run in accordance with the procedures defined in article L. 6353-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM R. 2123-1 and R. 2123-2 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-5Decree no. 20…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

…entioned in articles R. 131-32, R. 131-33 and, where applicable, those mentioned in articles R. 331-7 and R. 331-19 ; 7° Where applicable, the agreement linking the federation to its territorial or na…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-9

…court shall order the liquidation of the company under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 237-1 to L. 237-31. These decisions are sent by the court registry to the public prosecutor. The judge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and conditions of use

Article L431-2

…designation of origin that has not been subject to the approval provided for in the article L. 641-7 du code rural et de la pêche maritime;3° Fraudulently using or attempting to use a designation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…legal protection; 6° The medical opinions, certificates and attestations mentioned in this chapter; 7° The date and content of decisions made by the liberty and custody judge in application of article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-2

…om fulfilling the information obligations to which that person is bound, pursuant to Article L. 233-7, as a result of the shareholdings it holds. II.The same penalty shall apply if the chairmen, direc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-6

…btor, the Public Prosecutor's Office, the assignee or the co-contractor mentioned in article L. 642-7 may appeal against judgments that adopt or reject the plan for the sale of the business. The trans…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-2

In the case of voice telephony communications, the identity of the supplier and the commercial nature of the call initiated by the supplier shall be indicated unequivocally at the beginning of any con…

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