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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Status and missions of Pôle emploi

Article R5312-3

…ies, competition, consumption, labour and employment on the public employment service activities it carries out with the assistance of the bodies referred to in articles L. 5311-2 to L. 5311-4 and L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-3

…ninterrupted period beginning no later than thirty days before the date set for the general meeting called to vote on the draft terms of merger or, where the general meeting is not called to vote, bef…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protection of debtors and borrowers

Article L322-3

…stributed by or on behalf of a credit intermediary within the meaning of 3° of Article L. 311-1 indicate, in an apparent manner, the extent of the intermediary's powers, and in particular whether he w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2191-33

…of the guarantee deduction may not exceed 5% of the initial amount of the contract plus, where applicable, the amount of any amendments made during performance. For public contracts entered into by th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article R332-3

…he merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-3

In the event of the formation of the European Cooperative Society by merger and in the cases mentioned in article L. 2362-3 insofar as it refers to article L. 2352-4, the managers of the legal entitie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article D6221-3

In the case provided for in Article LO 6221-3, the compulsory resignation of the members of the Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélemy is pronounced by the Administrative Court.The President of the T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition and formation

Article D6321-3

In the case provided for in Article LO 6321-3, the compulsory resignation of the members of the Conseil territorial de Saint-Martin shall be pronounced by the administrative tribunal.The President of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules

Article L5842-2

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to I…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-30

When requesting the approval of an access formula in application of article L. 212-27, any cinema exhibitor who achieves more than 25% of admissions or takings in a given catchment area or more than 3…

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