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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L1225-70

Any agreement contrary to Articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 and L. 1225-35 to L. 1225-69, relating to maternity, paternity, adoption and the education of children, is null and void.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-70

A multi-year agreement between the State and representative employee and employer trade unions at national and cross-industry level sets out the procedures for organising the back-to-work pathway refe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D212-70

Each entry fee corresponds to the entry of a single spectator.All spectators are required to keep proof of their entry fee until the end of the film show.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-70

Production companies may submit only one application per calendar year, with the exception of applications for additional investment where an initial investment has been made under the second sentence…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 8: Repeat bids

Article R322-70

The publication formalities are repeated in the forms and under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-70

Bondholders are not individually entitled to exercise control over the company's operations or to request disclosure of corporate documents.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-2

The public prosecutor at a judicial court other than those referred to in Article 704 may, for the offences listed in this article, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-70

…d under judicial supervision, he or she may use the means of telecommunication mentioned in Article 706-71, whether the person is living in the territory of the Republic or abroad.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-3

The order made pursuant to Article 704-2 may, to the exclusion of all other means of appeal, be referred within five days of its notification, at the request of the Public Prosecutor or the parties, e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of specialised inter-regional courts in economic and financial matters

Article 704-1

…ion, investigation and, in the case of misdemeanours, trial of the offences provided for in Article 704 and related offences, the public prosecutor, the investigating judge and the specialised crimina…

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