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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-14

The following provisions do not apply to the dismissal of an employee who has been with the company for less than two years and to dismissals carried out by an employer who usually employs less than e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-25

Briefs shall contain:1° A copy of the application for price fixing made, as the case may be, pursuant to Article L. 145-11 or pursuant to article R. 145-20; 2° Indication of other claims; 3° Explanati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-166

In the event that, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the decision of the general meeting provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-10

Within thirty days of the decision to select the external companies being sent, the head of each external company selected must: 1° Organise the appointment of representatives of the employees or, as…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-5

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Care provided to prisoners.

Article R6411-4

The protocol referred to in Article R. 6411-3 defines in particular, in compliance with the regulations to which the prison is subject: 1° The conditions under which the staff of the public health est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-4

I.-The register of purchases and sales provided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-8-1

I. - Pursuant to article L. 312-3 of the French Consumer Code, municipal credit banks that grant a loan against tangible collateral must provide the borrower with information concerning : 1° The ident…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-23

The trade mark is registered, unless the application has been rejected or withdrawn. A certificate is sent to the applicant. The registration is published in the Official Industrial Property Bulletin.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 ter

Failures to comply with the obligations laid down in Articles 28 to 30 of Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 and Articles 13 to 20 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/…

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