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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-28

…negotiating body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, employee participation in the European Company is governed by the following provisions: 1° In th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-6

…ting to informing the borrower in the event of a change in the borrowing rate set out in article L. 312-31 and, for account overdraft transactions, in article L. 312-89 is deprived of the right to int…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

Notwithstanding article L. 113-12, where the purpose of the insurance contract is to guarantee, in the event of the occurrence of one of the risks defined in the contract, either the total or partial…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2183-4

…amic purchasing system and contracts for social services and other specific services, the purchaser may group award notices on a quarterly basis. In this case, he shall send these grouped notices for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Orders given by the judicial authority

Article D55-1

…le, the measures prescribed by the judicial authority and the notice provided for by article D. 211-13 du code pénitentiaire.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-14

…as confidential. The pleadings are drawn up in accordance with this decision. The Reporter General may also reject the application in whole or in part if it has not been submitted in accordance with…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of aid

Article R5141-5

…the contributions from which he has been exempted, in application of articles L. 161-1-1 and L. 161-24 of the Social Security Code, and reimburses the amount of financial assistance already received.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of cancellation or termination of the partnership contract

Article L2235-3

Where a clause in the partnership contract sets out the terms and conditions for compensating the contractor in the event of cancellation or termination of the contract by the court, it is deemed to b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-67-1

The Board of Directors or the Management Board may temporarily suspend the repurchase by the company of its shares, when exceptional circumstances so require and if the interests of all shareholders s…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

The contract may be modified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contrac…

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