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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Repayment conditions

Article R3262-12

When the employer has acquired his meal vouchers from a specialised issuer, he may obtain from the issuer, during the month following the period of use, the exchange of his unused vouchers by paying o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-12

…pplication for registration, the savings and provident institution declares, pursuant to Article R. 123-62, as regards the legal entity: 1° Its name followed, where applicable, by its acronym;2° The a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-15

The articles L. 7227-12 to L. 7227-14 do not apply to study trips by councillors to the Assembly and members of the Executive Council. The deliberations relating to these trips specify their purpose,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-15

…When the annex to the town hall has been abolished under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2113-11-1, it meets in the mairie of the new commune.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-15

…r of connections above which online platform operators are subject to the obligations of Article L. 111-7-1 is set at five million unique visitors per month, per platform, calculated on the basis of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of court-appointed administrators or agents)

Article R814-158

…rticipations financières de professions libérales constituées, en application du titre IV de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Placement under house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-11

…1° In the event that he or she fails to comply with the obligations imposed, the house arrest order may be revoked and he or she may be remanded in custody. 2° The fitting of the bracelet containing a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-21

The provisions of Article R. 225-72 do not apply when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Offences relating to obligations

Article L245-15

The offences provided for in articles L. 245-9, and articles L. 245-12 and L. 245-13 are punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €18,000 when committed fraudulently with a view to deprivi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-11

I.-Establishments and organisations authorised under article L. 2151-5 or the first paragraph of article L. 2151-9 shall keep a register of the embryos they hold.This register mentions :1° The organis…

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