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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-17

The social and economic committee can call on the assistance of an expert of its choice, paid for by the company.The task of this expert is to analyse the process of finding a buyer, its methodology a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for approval

Article R212-50

The thresholds for admissions or receipts in a given catchment area and the thresholds for admissions and receipts at national level, mentioned in article L. 212-30, are assessed by grouping together…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article R312-24

The term of office of the members of the Commission appointed in application of 2° of article R. 312-22 ends on 30 June of the year following the Summer Olympic Games. Any member who loses the capacit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-4

The members of the councils of the Order of chiropodists are elected by a single-ballot majority system. Each pair is composed of candidates of different genders. If the Council of the Order has an un…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-10

Where all the invoices submitted with the application have been paid by the recipient company, the direct grant will be paid in a single instalment when the aid is granted.Where only some of the invoi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638-00 bis

The decree for the splitting of communes issued by the State representative in the department only produces its effects for tax purposes from the following year if it is issued before 1st October of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-34-3

The training provided for in Article L. 225-30-2 and Article L. 225-23 ensures that directors elected by the General Meeting of Shareholders pursuant to Article L. 225-23 and to directors elected by e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-11

A creditor's objection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-10

A syndicat mixte benefiting from transfers of competence provided for by the article 30 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities may receive from its membe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-32

By way of derogation from article R. 214-32-29, a general-purpose investment fund may invest, in accordance with the principle of risk spreading, up to 100% of its assets in different eligible financi…

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