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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions of practice.

Article L2122-18

…cil who has resigned from the office of mayor pursuant to articles LO 141 of the Electoral Code, L. 3122-3 ou L. 4133-3 of this code may not receive a delegation until the end of his term of office as…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-18

Membership shares may not be pledged. Their nominal amount may not be less than 152.45 euros. Interest shares allocated to contributors in industry are non-transferable. They are cancelled when their…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Personal rehabilitation without compulsory liquidation ordered by the court hearing an appeal against the measures imposed

Article R741-18

The court clerk's office carries out publicity measures to allow creditors who have not been notified to lodge third-party objections to the judgment pronouncing a personal recovery without judicial l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-18

The repayable advance is conditional on obtaining additional financing.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1840 J

Infringements of the provisions of articles L. 112-6 to L. 112-6-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code are liable to a fine in accordance with the provisions of the second and third sentences of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

…ons of Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation of a European holding company.

Article R229-18

…nformation:1° The date of the Extraordinary General Meeting;2° The address of the registered office;3° The procedures by which shareholders and unit holders notify the promoting companies of their int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Coordination Committee

Article R4424-18

The secretariat of the committee is provided by the minister responsible for regional planning.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-18

Pursuant to Article L. 5132-9, the following conditions must be met: 1° The threshold stipulated in 1° of the aforementioned article is 16 hours; 2° The total duration stipulated in 2° of the same art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article D6325-18

The remuneration of the holder of a professionalisation contract aged at least 26, as provided for in article L. 6325-9, may not be less than 85% of the minimum remuneration provided for by the provis…

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