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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-23

…embers of a company savings scheme the opportunity to subscribe to bonds it has issued, the sale price is set in accordance with conditions determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Agreements relating to unemployment insurance.

Article L5422-23

…epresentative employers' and employees' organisations, the Prime Minister may approve it in accordance with a procedure determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in the absence of opposition express…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-23

…contracts in application of article L. 1242-3. The professional activities related to the courses received are then carried out within the framework of temporary work assignments defined by Chapter I…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-23

…e by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros. In addition, in the event of a repeat offence, the court may, for the application of the penalties provided for in articles L. 6355-16 and L. 6…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23

…her than the prescribed non-proprietary name, with the express prior agreement of the prescriber, except in an emergency and in the interests of the patient.II - If the prescription under a non-propri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-23

…of the Executive Committee are elected from among its members by the Board of Directors in accordance with the rules set out in the Articles of Association and the Internal Regulations of the Union.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Registration, amendment, deletion and filing requirements

Article R123-239

…e single body referred to in article R. 123-1, within one month prior to the declared date of commencement of activity and, at the latest, within fifteen days of the date of commencement of activity.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Discipline of sworn merchandise brokers

Article R131-23

At the request of the public prosecutor at the court of appeal on whose list the sworn goods broker is registered, the disciplinary sanction and the decision to provisionally suspend are brought to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-23

Disputes relating to the fixing of the price of the revised or renewed lease are brought, regardless of the amount of the rent, before the president of the judicial court or the judge who replaces him…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-23

…in the event of the death of the sole managing partner, it is chaired by the partner present and accepting who owns or represents the greatest number of shares. If two partners who own or represent t…

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