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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-7

Any person may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, if necessary under penalty, the board of directors, the management board, the managers, the legal representative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article R1233-7

…d proceedings, the employer or administrator sends a copy of the judgment referred to inarticle L. 626-11 of the Commercial Code to the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777

Bulletin no. 3 is the record of the following convictions handed down by a national court for a felony or misdemeanour, where they are not excluded from Bulletin no. 2:1° Sentences involving deprivati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-7

…ders at least fifteen days before the meeting of the General Meeting provided for in Article L. 221-7. For a period of fifteen days prior to the meeting, the inventory is made available to the members…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-7

Within the annual quota of compensable hours, the order of the Minister for Employment sets the number of hours that may be compensated in the event of partial activity justified by one of the reasons…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-7

When the person under investigation, the accused or the defendant is detained, the application for release may also be made by means of a declaration to the head of the penitentiary establishment. Thi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72

…the first paragraph of Article L. 5123-2 of this Code or in the first paragraph of Article L. 162-17 of the French Social Security Code within one month of the granting of the corresponding marketing…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-21

The measures mentioned in articles 712-5,712-6 and 712-7, with the exception of reductions in sentence not leading to immediate release and escorted leave authorisations, may not be granted without a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-7

…ves or, failing that, to the employees themselves, the information referred to in Article D. 214-32-7-6.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-77

The redemption by the real estate investment trust of its units may be temporarily suspended by the management company when exceptional circumstances so require and if the interests of all unitholders…

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